Apr 9, 2023

The Third Level of the Test in Color Coordination

I plan to take an exam of the third level of the Test in Color Coordination (色彩検定 3級) on June. I don't usually take quolifying exams, but I think it might be difficult to use the color coordination practically without memorizing it on some level, so decided to take it. I finished reading the official text roughly. I plan to memorize it until the exam date.

I have memorized the contents of "Color Functions (色のはたらき)" and "Light and Color (光と色)" by today.

Reading Python for Finance

I started to read the Japanese edition of the Python for Finance, 2nd Edition (Pythonによるファイナンス 第2版). I'm used to Python, but an entry level for ML and data analysis. I also don't study finance systematically. I want to organize my knowledge and fill in gaps.

I read it up to the "4. Numerical Computing with NumPy". I started to input and check the code example from today, and finished just only the "1. Why Python for Finance".

I used Jupyter after a long interval. I feel the VS Code embeded one is very useful. I put the code on GitHub, created a venv environment on local machine, and ran it with VSCode's Jupyter.

Eikon is used in the code example, but I don't have a contract. I downloaded some historical data from Investing.com and used them.

I tried some libraries that can download data directly from code, but yfinance and investpy didn't work by error. Since they are unofficial implementation, so they don't seem to work all the time.

alpha_vantage worked successfly, but the date range was too narrow to use alternatively this time. I might use it again.