have Arguments return a dict instead of Namespace

freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ This module contains the configuration class
 """
 import logging
 import warnings
-from argparse import Namespace
 from copy import deepcopy
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ class Configuration:
     Reuse this class for the bot, backtesting, hyperopt and every script that required configuration
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, args: Namespace, runmode: RunMode = None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, args: Dict[str, Any], runmode: RunMode = None) -> None:
         self.args = args
         self.config: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
         self.runmode = runmode
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ class Configuration:
         :return: Configuration dictionary
         """
         # Load all configs
-        config: Dict[str, Any] = Configuration.from_files(self.args.config)
+        config: Dict[str, Any] = Configuration.from_files(self.args["config"])
 
         self._process_common_options(config)
 
@@ -107,13 +106,13 @@ class Configuration:
         the -v/--verbose, --logfile options
         """
         # Log level
-        if 'verbosity' in self.args and self.args.verbosity:
+        if 'verbosity' in self.args and self.args["verbosity"]:
-            config.update({'verbosity': self.args.verbosity})
+            config.update({'verbosity': self.args["verbosity"]})
         else:
             config.update({'verbosity': 0})
 
-        if 'logfile' in self.args and self.args.logfile:
+        if 'logfile' in self.args and self.args["logfile"]:
-            config.update({'logfile': self.args.logfile})
+            config.update({'logfile': self.args["logfile"]})
 
         setup_logging(config)
 
@@ -122,15 +121,15 @@ class Configuration:
         self._process_logging_options(config)
 
         # Set strategy if not specified in config and or if it's non default
-        if self.args.strategy != constants.DEFAULT_STRATEGY or not config.get('strategy'):
+        if self.args["strategy"] != constants.DEFAULT_STRATEGY or not config.get('strategy'):
-            config.update({'strategy': self.args.strategy})
+            config.update({'strategy': self.args["strategy"]})
 
         self._args_to_config(config, argname='strategy_path',
                              logstring='Using additional Strategy lookup path: {}')
 
-        if ('db_url' in self.args and self.args.db_url and
+        if ('db_url' in self.args and self.args["db_url"] and
-                self.args.db_url != constants.DEFAULT_DB_PROD_URL):
+                self.args["db_url"] != constants.DEFAULT_DB_PROD_URL):
-            config.update({'db_url': self.args.db_url})
+            config.update({'db_url': self.args["db_url"]})
             logger.info('Parameter --db-url detected ...')
 
         if config.get('dry_run', False):
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ class Configuration:
             config['max_open_trades'] = float('inf')
 
         # Support for sd_notify
-        if 'sd_notify' in self.args and self.args.sd_notify:
+        if 'sd_notify' in self.args and self.args["sd_notify"]:
             config['internals'].update({'sd_notify': True})
 
     def _process_datadir_options(self, config: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
@@ -162,12 +161,12 @@ class Configuration:
         --user-data, --datadir
         """
         # Check exchange parameter here - otherwise `datadir` might be wrong.
-        if "exchange" in self.args and self.args.exchange:
+        if "exchange" in self.args and self.args["exchange"]:
-            config['exchange']['name'] = self.args.exchange
+            config['exchange']['name'] = self.args["exchange"]
             logger.info(f"Using exchange {config['exchange']['name']}")
 
-        if 'user_data_dir' in self.args and self.args.user_data_dir:
+        if 'user_data_dir' in self.args and self.args["user_data_dir"]:
-            config.update({'user_data_dir': self.args.user_data_dir})
+            config.update({'user_data_dir': self.args["user_data_dir"]})
         elif 'user_data_dir' not in config:
             # Default to cwd/user_data (legacy option ...)
             config.update({'user_data_dir': str(Path.cwd() / "user_data")})
@@ -176,8 +175,8 @@ class Configuration:
         config['user_data_dir'] = create_userdata_dir(config['user_data_dir'], create_dir=False)
         logger.info('Using user-data directory: %s ...', config['user_data_dir'])
 
-        if 'datadir' in self.args and self.args.datadir:
+        if 'datadir' in self.args and self.args["datadir"]:
-            config.update({'datadir': create_datadir(config, self.args.datadir)})
+            config.update({'datadir': create_datadir(config, self.args["datadir"])})
         else:
             config.update({'datadir': create_datadir(config, None)})
         logger.info('Using data directory: %s ...', config.get('datadir'))
@@ -192,12 +191,12 @@ class Configuration:
         self._args_to_config(config, argname='position_stacking',
                              logstring='Parameter --enable-position-stacking detected ...')
 
-        if 'use_max_market_positions' in self.args and not self.args.use_max_market_positions:
+        if 'use_max_market_positions' in self.args and not self.args["use_max_market_positions"]:
             config.update({'use_max_market_positions': False})
             logger.info('Parameter --disable-max-market-positions detected ...')
             logger.info('max_open_trades set to unlimited ...')
-        elif 'max_open_trades' in self.args and self.args.max_open_trades:
+        elif 'max_open_trades' in self.args and self.args["max_open_trades"]:
-            config.update({'max_open_trades': self.args.max_open_trades})
+            config.update({'max_open_trades': self.args["max_open_trades"]})
             logger.info('Parameter --max_open_trades detected, '
                         'overriding max_open_trades to: %s ...', config.get('max_open_trades'))
         else:
@@ -229,12 +228,12 @@ class Configuration:
                              logstring='Storing backtest results to {} ...')
 
         # Edge section:
-        if 'stoploss_range' in self.args and self.args.stoploss_range:
+        if 'stoploss_range' in self.args and self.args["stoploss_range"]:
-            txt_range = eval(self.args.stoploss_range)
+            txt_range = eval(self.args["stoploss_range"])
             config['edge'].update({'stoploss_range_min': txt_range[0]})
             config['edge'].update({'stoploss_range_max': txt_range[1]})
             config['edge'].update({'stoploss_range_step': txt_range[2]})
-            logger.info('Parameter --stoplosses detected: %s ...', self.args.stoploss_range)
+            logger.info('Parameter --stoplosses detected: %s ...', self.args["stoploss_range"])
 
         # Hyperopt section
         self._args_to_config(config, argname='hyperopt',
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@ class Configuration:
         self._args_to_config(config, argname='print_all',
                              logstring='Parameter --print-all detected ...')
 
-        if 'print_colorized' in self.args and not self.args.print_colorized:
+        if 'print_colorized' in self.args and not self.args["print_colorized"]:
             logger.info('Parameter --no-color detected ...')
             config.update({'print_colorized': False})
         else:
@@ -324,9 +323,9 @@ class Configuration:
                         sample: logfun=len (prints the length of the found
                         configuration instead of the content)
         """
-        if argname in self.args and getattr(self.args, argname):
+        if argname in self.args and self.args[argname]:
 
-            config.update({argname: getattr(self.args, argname)})
+            config.update({argname: self.args[argname]})
             if logfun:
                 logger.info(logstring.format(logfun(config[argname])))
             else:
@@ -346,8 +345,8 @@ class Configuration:
         if "pairs" in config:
             return
 
-        if "pairs_file" in self.args and self.args.pairs_file:
+        if "pairs_file" in self.args and self.args["pairs_file"]:
-            pairs_file = Path(self.args.pairs_file)
+            pairs_file = Path(self.args["pairs_file"])
             logger.info(f'Reading pairs file "{pairs_file}".')
             # Download pairs from the pairs file if no config is specified
             # or if pairs file is specified explicitely
@@ -358,7 +357,7 @@ class Configuration:
                 config['pairs'].sort()
             return
 
-        if "config" in self.args and self.args.config:
+        if "config" in self.args and self.args["config"]:
             logger.info("Using pairlist from configuration.")
             config['pairs'] = config.get('exchange', {}).get('pair_whitelist')
         else:

freqtrade/main.py

@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ def main(sysargv: List[str] = None) -> None:
     worker = None
     try:
         arguments = Arguments(sysargv)
-        args: Namespace = arguments.get_parsed_arg()
+        args = arguments.get_parsed_arg()
 
         # A subcommand has been issued.
         # Means if Backtesting or Hyperopt have been called we exit the bot
-        if hasattr(args, 'func'):
+        if 'func' in args:
-            args.func(args)
+            args['func'](args)
             # TODO: fetch return_code as returned by the command function here
             return_code = 0
         else:

freqtrade/optimize/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import logging
-from argparse import Namespace
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from filelock import FileLock, Timeout
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ from freqtrade.utils import setup_utils_configuration
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def setup_configuration(args: Namespace, method: RunMode) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+def setup_configuration(args: Dict[str, Any], method: RunMode) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """
     Prepare the configuration for the Hyperopt module
     :param args: Cli args from Arguments()
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ def setup_configuration(args: Namespace, method: RunMode) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     return config
 
 
-def start_backtesting(args: Namespace) -> None:
+def start_backtesting(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     """
     Start Backtesting script
     :param args: Cli args from Arguments()
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ def start_backtesting(args: Namespace) -> None:
     backtesting.start()
 
 
-def start_hyperopt(args: Namespace) -> None:
+def start_hyperopt(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     """
     Start hyperopt script
     :param args: Cli args from Arguments()
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ def start_hyperopt(args: Namespace) -> None:
         # Same in Edge and Backtesting start() functions.
 
 
-def start_edge(args: Namespace) -> None:
+def start_edge(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     """
     Start Edge script
     :param args: Cli args from Arguments()

freqtrade/plot/plot_utils.py

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-from argparse import Namespace
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
 from freqtrade import OperationalException
 from freqtrade.state import RunMode
 from freqtrade.utils import setup_utils_configuration
 
 
-def validate_plot_args(args: Namespace):
+def validate_plot_args(args: Dict[str, Any]):
-    args_tmp = vars(args)
+    if not args.get('datadir') and not args.get('config'):
-    if not args_tmp.get('datadir') and not args_tmp.get('config'):
         raise OperationalException(
             "You need to specify either `--datadir` or `--config` "
             "for plot-profit and plot-dataframe.")
 
 
-def start_plot_dataframe(args: Namespace) -> None:
+def start_plot_dataframe(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     """
     Entrypoint for dataframe plotting
     """
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def start_plot_dataframe(args: Namespace) -> None:
     load_and_plot_trades(config)
 
 
-def start_plot_profit(args: Namespace) -> None:
+def start_plot_profit(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     """
     Entrypoint for plot_profit
     """

freqtrade/utils.py

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import logging
 import sys
-from argparse import Namespace
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
 
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ from freqtrade.state import RunMode
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def setup_utils_configuration(args: Namespace, method: RunMode) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+def setup_utils_configuration(args: Dict[str, Any], method: RunMode) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """
     Prepare the configuration for utils subcommands
     :param args: Cli args from Arguments()
@@ -33,34 +32,34 @@ def setup_utils_configuration(args: Namespace, method: RunMode) -> Dict[str, Any
     return config
 
 
-def start_list_exchanges(args: Namespace) -> None:
+def start_list_exchanges(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     """
     Print available exchanges
     :param args: Cli args from Arguments()
     :return: None
     """
 
-    if args.print_one_column:
+    if args['print_one_column']:
         print('\n'.join(available_exchanges()))
     else:
         print(f"Exchanges supported by ccxt and available for Freqtrade: "
               f"{', '.join(available_exchanges())}")
 
 
-def start_create_userdir(args: Namespace) -> None:
+def start_create_userdir(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     """
     Create "user_data" directory to contain user data strategies, hyperopts, ...)
     :param args: Cli args from Arguments()
     :return: None
     """
-    if "user_data_dir" in args and args.user_data_dir:
+    if "user_data_dir" in args and args["user_data_dir"]:
-        create_userdata_dir(args.user_data_dir, create_dir=True)
+        create_userdata_dir(args["user_data_dir"], create_dir=True)
     else:
         logger.warning("`create-userdir` requires --userdir to be set.")
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
-def start_download_data(args: Namespace) -> None:
+def start_download_data(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     """
     Download data (former download_backtest_data.py script)
     """

freqtrade/worker.py

@@ -4,17 +4,16 @@ Main Freqtrade worker class.
 import logging
 import time
 import traceback
-from argparse import Namespace
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Optional
-from typing import Any, Callable, Optional
+
 import sdnotify
 
-from freqtrade import (constants, OperationalException, TemporaryError,
+from freqtrade import (OperationalException, TemporaryError, __version__,
-                       __version__)
+                       constants)
 from freqtrade.configuration import Configuration
 from freqtrade.freqtradebot import FreqtradeBot
-from freqtrade.state import State
 from freqtrade.rpc import RPCMessageType
-
+from freqtrade.state import State
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ class Worker:
     Freqtradebot worker class
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, args: Namespace, config=None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, args: Dict[str, Any], config=None) -> None:
         """
         Init all variables and objects the bot needs to work
         """