Merge 0f36e42c2e into cfcc2e61e5

freqtrade/optimize/__init__.py

@@ -10,9 +10,16 @@ import arrow
 from freqtrade import misc, constants, OperationalException
 from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange
 from freqtrade.arguments import TimeRange
+import importlib
+ujson_found = importlib.util.find_spec("ujson")
+if ujson_found is not None:
+    import ujson
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+if ujson_found is not None:
+    logger.debug('Loaded UltraJson ujson in optimize.py')
+
 
 def trim_tickerlist(tickerlist: List[Dict], timerange: TimeRange) -> List[Dict]:
     if not tickerlist:
@@ -63,10 +70,16 @@ def load_tickerdata_file(
     if os.path.isfile(gzipfile):
         logger.debug('Loading ticker data from file %s', gzipfile)
         with gzip.open(gzipfile) as tickerdata:
+            if ujson_found is not None:
+                pairdata = ujson.load(tickerdata, precise_float=True)
+            else:
                 pairdata = json.load(tickerdata)
     elif os.path.isfile(file):
         logger.debug('Loading ticker data from file %s', file)
         with open(file) as tickerdata:
+            if ujson_found is not None:
+                pairdata = ujson.load(tickerdata, precise_float=True)
+            else:
                 pairdata = json.load(tickerdata)
     else:
         return None
@@ -163,6 +176,9 @@ def load_cached_data_for_updating(filename: str,
     # read the cached file
     if os.path.isfile(filename):
         with open(filename, "rt") as file:
+            if ujson_found is not None:
+                data = ujson.load(file, precise_float=True)
+            else:
                 data = json.load(file)
             # remove the last item, because we are not sure if it is correct
             # it could be fetched when the candle was incompleted

requirements.txt

@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ pytest-cov==2.5.1
 tabulate==0.8.2
 coinmarketcap==5.0.3
 
+# Optional, speeds up ticker load
+# Requires visual studio if on windows.
+#ujson==1.35
+
 # Required for hyperopt
 scikit-optimize==0.5.2