bitcoinpython

BitcoinPython

Bitcoin Cash Python library

Quickstart

BitcoinPython is so easy to use, in fact, you can do this:

>>> from bitcoinpython import Key
>>>
>>> k = Key()
>>> k.address
'bitcoincash:qp0hamw9rpyllkmvd8047w9em3yt9fytsunyhutucx'
>>>
>>> k.get_balance('usd')
'2'
>>>
>>> # Let's donate a dollar to CoinSpice.io
>>> outputs = [
>>>     ('bitcoincash:qz69e5y8yrtujhsyht7q9xq5zhu4mrklmv0ap7tq5f', 1, 'usd'),
>>>     # you can add more recipients here
>>> ]
>>>
>>> k.send(outputs)
'6aea7b1c687d976644a430a87e34c93a8a7fd52d77c30e9cc247fc8228b749ff'

Done ✅ Here is the transaction:
https://explorer.bitcoin.com/bch/tx/6aea7b1c687d976644a430a87e34c93a8a7fd52d77c30e9cc247fc8228b749ff

Features

• Python's fastest available implementation (100x faster than closest library)
• Seamless integration with existing server setups
• Supports keys in cold storage
• Fully supports 25 different currencies
• First class support for storing data in the blockchain
• Deterministic signatures via RFC 6979
• Exchange rate API, with optional caching
• Optimal transaction fee API, with optional caching
• Compressed public keys by default
• Multiple representations of private keys; WIF, PEM, DER, etc.
• Standard P2PKH transactions

Installation

BitcoinPython is distributed on PyPI and is available on Linux/macOS and Windows with Python 3.5+

$ pip3 install bitcoinpython

Credits

Forked from Ofek's Bit and Teran McKinney's bitcash

• ofek for the original bit codebase
• teran-mckinney for the bitcash fork
• bjarnemagnussen for his segwit code for the necessary BIP-143 support