Building a Live Stock Portfolio Tracker in Python with yfinance and Rich

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Build a live stock portfolio tracker in Python using yfinance and Rich to fetch stock prices and display a color-coded terminal dashboard

beginner Published 11 May 2026

Action Steps

Install the yfinance and Rich libraries using pip
Fetch live stock prices from NSE/US exchanges using yfinance
Calculate profit and loss (P&L) for each stock in the portfolio
Create a color-coded terminal dashboard using Rich to display the stock prices and P&L
Test the application with a sample portfolio and verify the results

Who Needs to Know This

This project is ideal for beginner developers and data analysts who want to practice working with APIs and data visualization. It can also be useful for finance professionals who want to track their stock portfolio

Key Insight

💡 You can build a live stock portfolio tracker in Python without needing an API key by using the yfinance library