Add 'scraper -> UNKNOWN company' warning to the README.
authorW. Trevor King <wking@drexel.edu>
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:40:26 +0000 (15:40 -0400)
committerW. Trevor King <wking@drexel.edu>
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:40:26 +0000 (15:40 -0400)
README

diff --git a/README b/README
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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ transaction data automatically.  To get you started, I've written
 
 __ NASDAQ_
 
+If the scraper doesn't extract company names (`nasdaq.py` does not),
+it's probably a good idea to add the relevant `Company` and `Ticker`
+to the database before running the scraper.  Otherwise you may get
+tickers from several echanges all pointing to the company `UNKNOWN`.
+
 Hacking
 =======