def export_to_wif(self):
"""Export a key to WIF.
See https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Wallet_import_format for a full
description.
"""
# Add the network byte, creating the "extended key"
extended_key_hex = self.private_key.get_extended_key()
# BIP32 wallets have a trailing \01 byte
extended_key_bytes = unhexlify(extended_key_hex) + b"\01"
# And return the base58-encoded result with a checksum
return base58.b58encode_check(extended_key_bytes)
def to_address(self):
"""Create a public address from this Wallet.
Public addresses can accept payments.
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Technical_background_of_Bitcoin_addresses
"""
key = unhexlify(self.get_public_key_hex())
# First get the hash160 of the key
hash160_bytes = hash160(key)
# Prepend the network address byte
network_hash160_bytes = chr_py2(self.network.PUBKEY_ADDRESS) + hash160_bytes
# Return a base58 encoded address with a checksum
return ensure_str(base58.b58encode_check(network_hash160_bytes))
def to_address(self, compressed=None):
"""Create a public address from this key.
:param compressed: False if you want a normal uncompressed address
(the most standard option). True if you want the compressed form.
Note that most clients will not accept compressed addresses.
Defaults to None, which in turn uses the self.compressed attribute.
:type compressed: bool
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Technical_background_of_Bitcoin_addresses
"""
key = unhexlify(self.get_key(compressed))
# First get the hash160 of the key
hash160_bytes = hash160(key)
# Prepend the network address byte
network_hash160_bytes = chr_py2(self.network.PUBKEY_ADDRESS) + hash160_bytes
# Return a base58 encoded address with a checksum
return ensure_str(base58.b58encode_check(network_hash160_bytes))
def export_to_wif(self, compressed=None):
"""Export a key to WIF.
:param compressed: False if you want a standard WIF export (the most
standard option). True if you want the compressed form (Note that
not all clients will accept this form). Defaults to None, which
in turn uses the self.compressed attribute.
:type compressed: bool
See https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Wallet_import_format for a full
description.
"""
# Add the network byte, creating the "extended key"
extended_key_hex = self.get_extended_key()
extended_key_bytes = unhexlify(extended_key_hex)
if compressed is None:
compressed = self.compressed
if compressed:
extended_key_bytes += "\01"
# And return the base58-encoded result with a checksum
return ensure_str(base58.b58encode_check(extended_key_bytes))
def serialize_b58(self, private=True):
"""Encode the serialized node in base58."""
return ensure_str(base58.b58encode_check(unhexlify(self.serialize(private))))