def wif_to_bytes(wif, regtest=False):
private_key = b58decode_check(wif)
version = private_key[:1]
if version == MAIN_PRIVATE_KEY:
version = "main"
elif version == TEST_PRIVATE_KEY:
# Regtest and testnet WIF formats are identical, so we
# check the 'regtest' flag and manually set the version
if regtest:
version = "regtest"
else:
version = "test"
else:
raise ValueError(f"{version} does not correspond to a mainnet,"
f"testnet, nor regtest address.")
# Remove version byte and, if present, compression flag.
if len(wif) == 52 and private_key[-1] == 1:
private_key, compressed = private_key[1:-1], True
else:
private_key, compressed = private_key[1:], False
return private_key, compressed, version
def wif_checksum_check(wif):
try:
decoded = b58decode_check(wif)
except ValueError:
return False
if decoded[:1] in (MAIN_PRIVATE_KEY, TEST_PRIVATE_KEY):
return True
return False
def wif_to_bytes(wif):
private_key = b58decode_check(wif)
version = private_key[:1]
if version == MAIN_PRIVATE_KEY:
version = 'main'
elif version == TEST_PRIVATE_KEY:
version = 'test'
else:
raise ValueError('{} does not correspond to a mainnet nor '
'testnet address.'.format(version))
# Remove version byte and, if present, compression flag.
if len(wif) == 52 and private_key[-1] == 1:
private_key, compressed = private_key[1:-1], True
else:
private_key, compressed = private_key[1:], False
return private_key, compressed, version
def test_b58decode_check_failure(self):
with pytest.raises(ValueError):
b58decode_check(BITCOIN_ADDRESS[:-1])
def test_b58decode_check_success(self):
assert b58decode_check(
BITCOIN_ADDRESS) == MAIN_PUBKEY_HASH + PUBKEY_HASH