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yfinance

Pythonic way to download market and financial data from Yahoo Finance.

Status
Generally available
Last checked
Checked · Oct 16, 2026
License
Open source
Pricing
Free tier · from $0
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What it is

yfinance is a Python library that provides an easy-to-use interface for downloading historical market data from Yahoo Finance. It's essential for developers and analysts who need access to real-time and historical stock, currency, and other financial data.

yfinance stands out as a lightweight, easy-to-use Python library specifically designed to access Yahoo Finance's extensive market and financial datasets directly within Python scripts or applications.

When it fits — and when it doesn’t

A good fit for

  • Python developers who need to integrate Yahoo Finance data into their applications.

  • Financial analysts looking to automate the retrieval and processing of financial data.

  • Educators teaching finance or programming courses that involve real-world market data.

Look elsewhere if

  • Users requiring data from sources other than Yahoo Finance.

  • Projects needing real-time streaming data (yfinance is primarily for historical data).

Known weaknesses

Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.

  1. 01

    Limited official support and documentation

    Documentation is sparse, relies heavily on community contributions

  2. 02

    Potential data reliability issues due to reliance on Yahoo Finance scraping

    Yahoo Finance changes its website structure, which can break yfinance's functionality without updates

What it does well

  • Easy access to historical and real-time financial data from Yahoo Finance.

  • Supports downloading of stock prices, currency exchange rates, and more.

  • Simple API for fetching and manipulating financial data.

Pricing

Free tier
YesOpen source — free to use
Paid from
$0
Model
Flat rate
Enterprise plan
No

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