Stock-Price-Tracker

Real-Time Stock Price Tracker - User Manual

Track the stock prices of your favorite companies in real-time.

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following software and tools installed on your machine:

The Stock Price Tracker comes with the following key features:

Real-time stock price tracking: Fetches and displays the latest stock prices every minute.
Multiple stock symbols: Supports tracking for multiple companies such as AAPL (Apple), TSLA (Tesla), and more.
Terminal-based interface: Easy to use and lightweight terminal-based interface for tracking stocks.
Automatic price updates: Prices are automatically updated every minute, providing real-time data.
Cross-platform: Works on all platforms (Windows, macOS, and Linux).
Simple to use: Minimal configuration required, just install the dependencies and start tracking.

Follow these steps to install and set up the stock price tracker:

Step 1: Clone or download the repository to your local machine.

 git clone https://github.com/Dhwani2k3/stock-price-tracker.git

Step 2: Navigate to the project directory in the terminal.
```
 cd stock-price-tracker
```
Step 3: Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended).
```
 python -m venv venv
```
Step 4: Activate the virtual environment.
- On Linux/macOS:
```
 source venv/bin/activate
```
- On Windows:
```
 venv\Scripts\activate
```
Step 5: Install the required dependencies using pip.
```
 pip install -r requirements.txt
```

Once everything is set up, follow these steps to use the tracker:

Step 1: Open a terminal window and run the Python script to start tracking stock prices.
```
 python track_stock.py
```
Step 2: The tracker will prompt you to enter a stock symbol (e.g., ‘AAPL’ for Apple, ‘GOOG’ for Google, ‘TSLA’ for Tesla).
Step 3: The tracker will fetch and display the real-time stock price for the symbol entered. Prices will be updated every minute.
Step 4: To stop the tracker at any time, press Ctrl + C in the terminal.

If you encounter any issues, here are some common solutions:

Problem: “ModuleNotFoundError” or missing dependencies.
Solution: Make sure you have installed the necessary dependencies using pip install -r requirements.txt.
Problem: “Invalid stock symbol” error.
Solution: Double-check that the stock symbol is correct. You can find valid stock symbols on stock market websites like Yahoo Finance or Google Finance.
Problem: Stock price is not updating.
Solution: Ensure you have an active internet connection. The script requires internet access to fetch real-time data.
Problem: The script crashes or doesn’t run.
Solution: Check if all prerequisites are installed correctly, and ensure your Python version is up to date.

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