def from_text(class_, text, is_compressed=True):
"""
This function will accept a BIP0032 wallet string, a WIF, or a bitcoin address.
The "is_compressed" parameter is ignored unless a public address is passed in.
"""
data = a2b_hashed_base58(text)
netcode, key_type, length = netcode_and_type_for_data(data)
data = data[1:]
if key_type in ("pub32", "prv32"):
# TODO: fix this... it doesn't belong here
from pycoin.key.BIP32Node import BIP32Node
return BIP32Node.from_wallet_key(text)
if key_type == 'wif':
is_compressed = (len(data) > 32)
if is_compressed:
data = data[:-1]
return Key(
secret_exponent=from_bytes_32(data),
prefer_uncompressed=not is_compressed, netcode=netcode)
if key_type == 'address':
return Key(hash160=data, is_compressed=is_compressed, netcode=netcode)
raise EncodingError("unknown text: %s" % text)
def from_text(class_, text, is_compressed=True):
"""
This function will accept a BIP0032 wallet string, a WIF, or a bitcoin address.
The "is_compressed" parameter is ignored unless a public address is passed in.
"""
data = a2b_hashed_base58(text)
netcode, key_type = netcode_and_type_for_data(data)
data = data[1:]
if key_type in ("pub32", "prv32"):
# TODO: fix this... it doesn't belong here
from pycoin.key.BIP32Node import BIP32Node
return BIP32Node.from_wallet_key(text)
if key_type == 'wif':
is_compressed = (len(data) > 32)
if is_compressed:
data = data[:-1]
return Key(
secret_exponent=from_bytes_32(data),
prefer_uncompressed=not is_compressed, netcode=netcode)
if key_type == 'address':
return Key(hash160=data, is_compressed=is_compressed, netcode=netcode)
raise EncodingError("unknown text: %s" % text)
def netcode_from_address(address):
""" Returns netcode for given bitcoin address. """
data = a2b_hashed_base58(address)
netcode, key_type, length = netcode_and_type_for_data(data)
return netcode