bitcoinlib.keys module

class bitcoinlib.keys.Address(data='', hashed_data='', prefix=None, script_type=None, compressed=None, encoding=None, witness_type=None, depth=None, change=None, address_index=None, network='bitcoin', network_overrides=None)[source]

Bases: object

Class to store, convert and analyse various address types as representation of public keys or scripts hashes

Initialize an Address object. Specify a public key, redeemscript or a hash.

>>> addr = Address('03715219f51a2681b7642d1e0e35f61e5288ff59b87d275be9eaf1a5f481dcdeb6', encoding='bech32', script_type='p2wsh')
>>> addr.address
'bc1qaehsuffn0stxmugx3z69z9hm6gnjd9qzeqlfv92cpf5adw63x4tsfl7vwl'
Parameters
  • data (str, bytes) – Public key, redeem script or other type of script.

  • hashed_data (str, bytes) – Hash of a public key or script. Will be generated if ‘data’ parameter is provided

  • prefix (str, bytes) – Address prefix. Use default network / script_type prefix if not provided

  • script_type (str) – Type of script, i.e. p2sh or p2pkh.

  • encoding (str) – Address encoding. Default is base58 encoding, for native segwit addresses specify bech32 encoding

  • witness_type (str) – Specify ‘legacy’, ‘segwit’ or ‘p2sh-segwit’. Legacy for old-style bitcoin addresses, segwit for native segwit addresses and p2sh-segwit for segwit embedded in a p2sh script. Leave empty to derive automatically from script type if possible

  • network (str, Network) – Bitcoin, testnet, litecoin or other network

  • network_overrides (dict) – Override network settings for specific prefixes, i.e.: {“prefix_address_p2sh”: “32”}. Used by settings in providers.json

as_dict()[source]

Get current Address class as dictionary. Byte values are represented by hexadecimal strings

Return dict

as_json()[source]

Get current key as json formatted string

Return str

property data
property hashed_data
classmethod import_address(address, compressed=None, encoding=None, depth=None, change=None, address_index=None, network=None, network_overrides=None)[source]

Import an address to the Address class. Specify network if available, otherwise it will be derived form the address.

Parameters
  • address (str) – Address to import

  • compressed (bool) – Is key compressed or not, default is None

  • encoding (str) – Address encoding. Default is base58 encoding, for native segwit addresses specify bech32 encoding. Leave empty to derive from address

  • depth (int) – Level of depth in BIP32 key path

  • change (int) – Use 0 for normal address/key, and 1 for change address (for returned/change payments)

  • address_index (int) – Index of address. Used in BIP32 key paths

  • network (str) – Specify network filter, i.e.: bitcoin, testnet, litecoin, etc. Wil trigger check if address is valid for this network

  • network_overrides (dict) – Override network settings for specific prefixes, i.e.: {“prefix_address_p2sh”: “32”}. Used by settings in providers.json

Return Address

classmethod parse(address, compressed=None, encoding=None, depth=None, change=None, address_index=None, network=None, network_overrides=None)[source]

Import an address to the Address class. Specify network if available, otherwise it will be derived form the address.

>>> addr = Address.parse('bc1qyftqrh3hm2yapnhh0ukaht83d02a7pda8l5uhkxk9ftzqsmyu7pst6rke3')
>>> addr.as_dict()
{'network': 'bitcoin', '_data': None, 'script_type': 'p2wsh', 'encoding': 'bech32', 'compressed': None, 'witver': 0, 'witness_type': 'segwit', 'depth': None, 'change': None, 'address_index': None, 'prefix': 'bc', 'redeemscript': '', '_hashed_data': None, 'address': 'bc1qyftqrh3hm2yapnhh0ukaht83d02a7pda8l5uhkxk9ftzqsmyu7pst6rke3', 'address_orig': 'bc1qyftqrh3hm2yapnhh0ukaht83d02a7pda8l5uhkxk9ftzqsmyu7pst6rke3'}
Parameters
  • address (str) – Address to import

  • compressed (bool) – Is key compressed or not, default is None

  • encoding (str) – Address encoding. Default is base58 encoding, for native segwit addresses specify bech32 encoding. Leave empty to derive from address

  • depth (int) – Level of depth in BIP32 key path

  • change (int) – Use 0 for normal address/key, and 1 for change address (for returned/change payments)

  • address_index (int) – Index of address. Used in BIP32 key paths

  • network (str) – Specify network filter, i.e.: bitcoin, testnet, litecoin, etc. Wil trigger check if address is valid for this network

  • network_overrides (dict) – Override network settings for specific prefixes, i.e.: {“prefix_address_p2sh”: “32”}. Used by settings in providers.json

Return Address

with_prefix(prefix)[source]

Convert address using another prefix

Parameters

prefix (str, bytes) – Address prefix

Return str

Converted address

exception bitcoinlib.keys.BKeyError(msg='')[source]

Bases: Exception

Handle Key class Exceptions

class bitcoinlib.keys.HDKey(import_key=None, key=None, chain=None, depth=0, parent_fingerprint=b'\x00\x00\x00\x00', child_index=0, is_private=True, network=None, key_type='bip32', password='', compressed=True, encoding=None, witness_type=None, multisig=False)[source]

Bases: Key

Class for Hierarchical Deterministic keys as defined in BIP0032

Besides a private or public key a HD Key has a chain code, allowing to create a structure of related keys.

The structure and key-path are defined in BIP0043 and BIP0044.

Hierarchical Deterministic Key class init function.

If no import_key is specified a key will be generated with systems cryptographically random function. Import key can be any format normal or HD key (extended key) accepted by get_key_format. If a normal key with no chain part is provided, a chain with only 32 0-bytes will be used.

>>> private_hex = '221ff330268a9bb5549a02c801764cffbc79d5c26f4041b26293a425fd5b557c'
>>> k = HDKey(private_hex)
>>> k
<HDKey(public_hex=0363c152144dcd5253c1216b733fdc6eb8a94ab2cd5caa8ead5e59ab456ff99927, wif_public=xpub661MyMwAqRbcEYS8w7XLSVeEsBXy79zSzH1J8vCdxAZningWLdN3zgtU6SmypHzZG2cYrwpGkWJqRxS6EAW77gd7CHFoXNpBd3LN8xjAyCW, network=bitcoin)>
Parameters
  • import_key (str, bytes, int) – HD Key to import in WIF format or as byte with key (32 bytes) and chain (32 bytes)

  • key (bytes) – Private or public key (length 32)

  • chain (bytes) – A chain code (length 32)

  • depth (int) – Level of depth in BIP32 key path

  • parent_fingerprint (bytes) – 4-byte fingerprint of parent

  • child_index (int) – Index number of child as integer

  • is_private (bool) – True for private, False for public key. Default is True

  • network (str, Network) – Network name. Derived from import_key if possible

  • key_type (str) – HD BIP32 or normal Private Key. Default is ‘bip32’

  • password (str) – Optional password if imported key is password protected

  • compressed (bool) – Is key compressed or not, default is True

  • encoding (str) – Encoding used for address, i.e.: base58 or bech32. Default is base58 or derive from witness type

  • witness_type (str) – Witness type used when creating scripts: legacy, p2sh-segwit or segwit.

  • multisig (bool) – Specify if key is part of multisig wallet, used when creating key representations such as WIF and addreses

Return HDKey

address(compressed=None, prefix=None, script_type=None, encoding=None)[source]

Get address derived from public key

>>> wif = 'xpub661MyMwAqRbcFcXi3aM3fVdd42FGDSdufhrr5tdobiPjMrPUykFMTdaFEr7yoy1xxeifDY8kh2k4h9N77MY6rk18nfgg5rPtbFDF2YHzLfA'
>>> k = HDKey.from_wif(wif)
>>> k.address()
'15CacK61qnzJKpSpx9PFiC8X1ajeQxhq8a'
Parameters
  • compressed (bool) – Always return compressed address

  • prefix (str, bytes) – Specify versionbyte prefix in hexstring or bytes. Normally doesn’t need to be specified, method uses default prefix from network settings

  • script_type (str) – Type of script, i.e. p2sh or p2pkh.

  • encoding (str) – Address encoding. Default is base58 encoding, for segwit you can specify bech32 encoding

Return str

Base58 or Bech32 encoded address

as_dict(include_private=False)[source]

Get current HDKey class as dictionary. Byte values are represented by hexadecimal strings.

Parameters

include_private (bool) – Include private key information in dictionary

Return collections.OrderedDict

as_json(include_private=False)[source]

Get current key as json formatted string

Parameters

include_private (bool) – Include private key information in dictionary

Return str

child_private(index=0, hardened=False, network=None)[source]

Use Child Key Derivation (CDK) to derive child private key of current HD Key object.

Used by subkey_for_path() to create key paths for instance to use in HD wallets. You can use this method to create your own key structures.

This method create private child keys, use child_public() to create public child keys.

>>> private_hex = 'd02220828cad5e0e0f25057071f4dae9bf38720913e46a596fd7eb8f83ad045d'
>>> k = HDKey(private_hex)
>>> ck = k.child_private(10)
>>> ck.address()
'1FgHK5JUa87ASxz5mz3ypeaUV23z9yW654'
>>> ck.depth
1
>>> ck.child_index
10
Parameters
  • index (int) – Key index number

  • hardened (bool) – Specify if key must be hardened (True) or normal (False)

  • network (str) – Network name.

Return HDKey

HD Key class object

child_public(index=0, network=None)[source]

Use Child Key Derivation to derive child public key of current HD Key object.

Used by subkey_for_path() to create key paths for instance to use in HD wallets. You can use this method to create your own key structures.

This method create public child keys, use child_private() to create private child keys.

>>> private_hex = 'd02220828cad5e0e0f25057071f4dae9bf38720913e46a596fd7eb8f83ad045d'
>>> k = HDKey(private_hex)
>>> ck = k.child_public(15)
>>> ck.address()
'1PfLJJgKs8nUbMPpaQUucbGmr8qyNSMGeK'
>>> ck.depth
1
>>> ck.child_index
15
Parameters
  • index (int) – Key index number

  • network (str) – Network name.

Return HDKey

HD Key class object

property fingerprint

Get key fingerprint: the last for bytes of the hash160 of this key.

Return bytes

static from_passphrase(passphrase, password='', network='bitcoin', key_type='bip32', compressed=True, encoding=None, witness_type='legacy', multisig=False)[source]

Create key from Mnemonic passphrase

Parameters
  • passphrase (str) – Mnemonic passphrase, list of words as string seperated with a space character

  • password (str) – Password to protect passphrase

  • network (str, Network) – Network to use

  • key_type (str) – HD BIP32 or normal Private Key. Default is ‘bip32’

  • compressed (bool) – Is key compressed or not, default is True

  • encoding (str) – Encoding used for address, i.e.: base58 or bech32. Default is base58 or derive from witness type

  • witness_type (str) – Witness type used when creating scripts: legacy, p2sh-segwit or segwit.

  • multisig (bool) – Specify if key is part of multisig wallet, used when creating key representations such as WIF and addreses

Return HDKey

static from_seed(import_seed, key_type='bip32', network='bitcoin', compressed=True, encoding=None, witness_type='legacy', multisig=False)[source]

Used by class init function, import key from seed

Parameters
  • import_seed (str, bytes) – Private key seed as bytes or hexstring

  • key_type (str) – Specify type of key, default is BIP32

  • network (str, Network) – Network to use

  • compressed (bool) – Is key compressed or not, default is True

  • encoding (str) – Encoding used for address, i.e.: base58 or bech32. Default is base58 or derive from witness type

  • witness_type (str) – Witness type used when creating scripts: legacy, p2sh-segwit or segwit.

  • multisig (bool) – Specify if key is part of multisig wallet, used when creating key representations such as WIF and addresses

Return HDKey

static from_wif(wif, network=None, compressed=True, multisig=None)[source]

Create HDKey from BIP32 WIF

Parameters
  • wif (str) – HDKey WIF

  • network (str) – Network to use as string

  • compressed (bool) – Is key compressed or not, default is True

  • multisig (bool) – Specify if key is part of multisig wallet, used when creating key representations such as WIF and addresses

Return HDKey

info()[source]

Prints key information to standard output

network_change(new_network)[source]

Change network for current key

Parameters

new_network (str) – Name of new network

Return bool

True

public()[source]

Public version of current private key. Strips all private information from HDKey object, returns deepcopy version of current object

Return HDKey

public_master(account_id=0, purpose=None, multisig=None, witness_type=None, as_private=False)[source]

Derives a public master key for current HDKey. A public master key can be shared with other software administration tools to create readonly wallets or can be used to create multisignature wallets.

>>> private_hex = 'b66ed9778029d32ebede042c79f448da8f7ab9efba19c63b7d3cdf6925203b71'
>>> k = HDKey(private_hex)
>>> pm = k.public_master()
>>> pm.wif()
'xpub6CjFexgdDZEtHdW7V4LT8wS9rtG3m187pM9qhTpoZdViFhSv3tW9sWonQNtFN1TCkRGAQGKj1UC2ViHTqb7vJV3X67xSKuCDzv14tBHR3Y7'
Parameters
  • account_id (int) – Account ID. Leave empty for account 0

  • purpose (int) – BIP standard used, i.e. 44 for default, 45 for multisig, 84 for segwit. Derived from witness_type and multisig arguments if not provided

  • multisig (bool) – Key is part of a multisignature wallet?

  • witness_type (str) – Specify witness type, default is legacy. Use ‘segwit’ or ‘p2sh-segwit’ for segregated witness.

  • as_private – Return private key if available. Default is to return public key

Return HDKey

public_master_multisig(account_id=0, purpose=None, witness_type=None, as_private=False)[source]

Derives a public master key for current HDKey for use with multi signature wallets. Wrapper for the public_master() method.

Parameters
  • account_id (int) – Account ID. Leave empty for account 0

  • purpose (int) – BIP standard used, i.e. 44 for default, 45 for multisig, 84 for segwit.

  • witness_type (str) – Specify witness type, default is legacy. Use ‘segwit’ or ‘p2sh-segwit’ for segregated witness.

  • as_private – Return private key if available. Default is to return public key

Return HDKey

subkey_for_path(path, network=None)[source]

Determine subkey for HD Key for given path. Path format: m / purpose’ / coin_type’ / account’ / change / address_index

See BIP0044 bitcoin proposal for more explanation.

>>> wif = 'xprv9s21ZrQH143K4LvcS93AHEZh7gBiYND6zMoRiZQGL5wqbpCU2KJDY87Txuv9dduk9hAcsL76F8b5JKzDREf8EmXjbUwN1c4nR9GEx56QGg2'
>>> k = HDKey.from_wif(wif)
>>> k.subkey_for_path("m/44'/0'/0'/0/2")
<HDKey(public_hex=03004331ca7f0dcdd925abc4d0800a0d4a0562a02c257fa39185c55abdfc4f0c0c, wif_public=xpub6GyQoEbMUNwu1LnbiCSaD8wLrcjyRCEQA8tNsFCH4pnvCbuWSZkSB6LUNe89YsCBTg1Ncs7vHJBjMvw2Q7siy3A4g1srAq7Lv3CtEXghv44, network=bitcoin)>
Parameters
  • path (str, list) – BIP0044 key path

  • network (str) – Network name.

Return HDKey

HD Key class object of subkey

wif(is_private=None, child_index=None, prefix=None, witness_type=None, multisig=None)[source]

Get Extended WIF of current key

>>> private_hex = '221ff330268a9bb5549a02c801764cffbc79d5c26f4041b26293a425fd5b557c'
>>> k = HDKey(private_hex)
>>> k.wif()
'xpub661MyMwAqRbcEYS8w7XLSVeEsBXy79zSzH1J8vCdxAZningWLdN3zgtU6SmypHzZG2cYrwpGkWJqRxS6EAW77gd7CHFoXNpBd3LN8xjAyCW'
Parameters
  • is_private (bool) – Return public or private key

  • child_index (int) – Change child index of output WIF key

  • prefix (str, bytes) – Specify version prefix in hexstring or bytes. Normally doesn’t need to be specified, method uses default prefix from network settings

  • witness_type (str) – Specify witness type, default is legacy. Use ‘segwit’ for segregated witness.

  • multisig (bool) – Key is part of a multisignature wallet?

Return str

Base58 encoded WIF key

wif_key(prefix=None)[source]

Get WIF of Key object. Call to parent object Key.wif()

Parameters

prefix (str, bytes) – Specify versionbyte prefix in hexstring or bytes. Normally doesn’t need to be specified, method uses default prefix from network settings

Return str

Base58Check encoded Private Key WIF

wif_private(prefix=None, witness_type=None, multisig=None)[source]

Get Extended WIF private key. Wrapper for the wif() method

Parameters
  • prefix (str, bytes) – Specify version prefix in hexstring or bytes. Normally doesn’t need to be specified, method uses default prefix from network settings

  • witness_type (str) – Specify witness type, default is legacy. Use ‘segwit’ for segregated witness.

  • multisig (bool) – Key is part of a multi signature wallet?

Return str

Base58 encoded WIF key

wif_public(prefix=None, witness_type=None, multisig=None)[source]

Get Extended WIF public key. Wrapper for the wif() method

Parameters
  • prefix (str, bytes) – Specify version prefix in hexstring or bytes. Normally doesn’t need to be specified, method uses default prefix from network settings

  • witness_type (str) – Specify witness type, default is legacy. Use ‘segwit’ for segregated witness.

  • multisig (bool) – Key is part of a multisignature wallet?

Return str

Base58 encoded WIF key

class bitcoinlib.keys.Key(import_key=None, network=None, compressed=True, password='', is_private=None, strict=True)[source]

Bases: object

Class to generate, import and convert public cryptographic key pairs used for bitcoin.

If no key is specified when creating class a cryptographically secure Private Key is generated using the os.urandom() function.

Initialize a Key object. Import key can be in WIF, bytes, hexstring, etc. If import_key is empty a new private key will be generated.

If a private key is imported a public key will be derived. If a public is imported the private key data will be empty.

Both compressed and uncompressed key version is available, the compressed boolean attribute tells if the original imported key was compressed or not.

>>> k = Key('cNUpWJbC1hVJtyxyV4bVAnb4uJ7FPhr82geo1vnoA29XWkeiiCQn')
>>> k.secret
12127227708610754620337553985245292396444216111803695028419544944213442390363

Can also be used to import BIP-38 password protected keys

>>> k2 = Key('6PYM8wAnnmAK5mHYoF7zqj88y5HtK7eiPeqPdu4WnYEFkYKEEoMFEVfuDg', password='test', network='testnet')
>>> k2.secret
12127227708610754620337553985245292396444216111803695028419544944213442390363
Parameters
  • import_key (str, int, bytes) – If specified import given private or public key. If not specified a new private key is generated.

  • network (str, Network) – Bitcoin, testnet, litecoin or other network

  • compressed (bool) – Is key compressed or not, default is True

  • password (str) – Optional password if imported key is password protected

  • is_private (bool) – Specify if imported key is private or public. Default is None: derive from provided key

  • strict (bool) – Raise BKeyError if key is invalid. Default is True. Set to False if you’re parsing blockchain transactions, as some may contain invalid keys, but the transaction is/was still valid.

Returns

Key object

address(compressed=None, prefix=None, script_type=None, encoding=None)[source]

Get address derived from public key

Parameters
  • compressed (bool) – Always return compressed address

  • prefix (str, bytes) – Specify versionbyte prefix in hexstring or bytes. Normally doesn’t need to be specified, method uses default prefix from network settings

  • script_type (str) – Type of script, i.e. p2sh or p2pkh.

  • encoding (str) – Address encoding. Default is base58 encoding, for segwit you can specify bech32 encoding

Return str

Base58 or Bech32 encoded address

property address_obj

Get address object property. Create standard address object if not defined already.

Return Address

address_uncompressed(prefix=None, script_type=None, encoding=None)[source]

Get uncompressed address from public key

Parameters
  • prefix (str, bytes) – Specify versionbyte prefix in hexstring or bytes. Normally doesn’t need to be specified, method uses default prefix from network settings

  • script_type (str) – Type of script, i.e. p2sh or p2pkh.

  • encoding (str) – Address encoding. Default is base58 encoding, for segwit you can specify bech32 encoding

Return str

Base58 encoded address

as_dict(include_private=False)[source]

Get current Key class as dictionary. Byte values are represented by hexadecimal strings.

Parameters

include_private (bool) – Include private key information in dictionary

Return collections.OrderedDict

as_json(include_private=False)[source]

Get current key as json formatted string

Parameters

include_private (bool) – Include private key information in dictionary

Return str

bip38_encrypt(password)[source]
encrypt(password)[source]

BIP0038 non-ec-multiply encryption. Returns BIP0038 encrypted private key Based on code from https://github.com/nomorecoin/python-bip38-testing

>>> k = Key('cNUpWJbC1hVJtyxyV4bVAnb4uJ7FPhr82geo1vnoA29XWkeiiCQn')
>>> k.encrypt('test')
'6PYM8wAnnmAK5mHYoF7zqj88y5HtK7eiPeqPdu4WnYEFkYKEEoMFEVfuDg'
Parameters

password (str) – Required password for encryption

Return str

BIP38 password encrypted private key

static from_wif(wif, network=None)[source]

Import private key in WIF format.

Parameters
  • wif (str) – Private key in WIF format

  • network (str, Network) – Bitcoin, testnet, litecoin or other network

Return Key

property hash160

Get public key in RIPEMD-160 + SHA256 format

Return bytes

hex()[source]
info()[source]

Prints key information to standard output

public()[source]

Get public version of current key. Removes all private information from current key

Return Key

Public key

public_point()[source]

Get public key point on Elliptic curve

Return tuple

(x, y) point

property public_uncompressed_byte
property public_uncompressed_hex
wif(prefix=None)[source]

Get private Key in Wallet Import Format, steps: # Convert to Binary and add 0x80 hex # Calculate Double SHA256 and add as checksum to end of key

Parameters

prefix (str, bytes) – Specify versionbyte prefix in hexstring or bytes. Normally doesn’t need to be specified, method uses default prefix from network settings

Return str

Base58Check encoded Private Key WIF

property x
property y
class bitcoinlib.keys.Signature(r, s, txid=None, secret=None, signature=None, der_signature=None, public_key=None, k=None, hash_type=1)[source]

Bases: object

Signature class for transactions. Used to create signatures to sign transaction and verification

Sign a transaction hash with a private key and show DER encoded signature:

>>> sk = HDKey('f2620684cef2b677dc2f043be8f0873b61e79b274c7e7feeb434477c082e0dc2')
>>> txid = 'c77545c8084b6178366d4e9a06cf99a28d7b5ff94ba8bd76bbbce66ba8cdef70'
>>> signature = sign(txid, sk)
>>> signature.as_der_encoded().hex()
'3044022015f9d39d8b53c68c7549d5dc4cbdafe1c71bae3656b93a02d2209e413d9bbcd00220615cf626da0a81945a707f42814cc51ecde499442eb31913a870b9401af6a4ba01'

Initialize Signature object with provided r and r value

>>> r = 32979225540043540145671192266052053680452913207619328973512110841045982813493
>>> s = 12990793585889366641563976043319195006380846016310271470330687369836458989268
>>> sig = Signature(r, s)
>>> sig.hex()
'48e994862e2cdb372149bad9d9894cf3a5562b4565035943efe0acc502769d351cb88752b5fe8d70d85f3541046df617f8459e991d06a7c0db13b5d4531cd6d4'
Parameters
  • r (int) – r value of signature

  • s (int) – s value of signature

  • txid (bytes, hexstring) – Transaction hash z to sign if known

  • secret (int) – Private key secret number

  • signature (str, bytes) – r and s value of signature as string

  • der_signature (str, bytes) – DER encoded signature

  • public_key (HDKey, Key, str, hexstring, bytes) – Provide public key P if known

  • k (int) – k value used for signature

as_der_encoded(as_hex=False, include_hash_type=True)[source]

Get DER encoded signature

Parameters
  • as_hex (bool) – Output as hexstring

  • include_hash_type (bool) – Include hash_type byte at end of signatures as used in raw scripts. Default is True

Return bytes

bytes()[source]

Signature r and s value as single bytes string

Return bytes

static create(txid, private, use_rfc6979=True, k=None)[source]

Sign a transaction hash and create a signature with provided private key.

>>> k = 'b2da575054fb5daba0efde613b0b8e37159b8110e4be50f73cbe6479f6038f5b'
>>> txid = '0d12fdc4aac9eaaab9730999e0ce84c3bd5bb38dfd1f4c90c613ee177987429c'
>>> sig = Signature.create(txid, k)
>>> sig.hex()
'48e994862e2cdb372149bad9d9894cf3a5562b4565035943efe0acc502769d351cb88752b5fe8d70d85f3541046df617f8459e991d06a7c0db13b5d4531cd6d4'
>>> sig.r
32979225540043540145671192266052053680452913207619328973512110841045982813493
>>> sig.s
12990793585889366641563976043319195006380846016310271470330687369836458989268
Parameters
  • txid (bytes, str) – Transaction signature or transaction hash. If unhashed transaction or message is provided the double_sha256 hash of message will be calculated.

  • private (HDKey, Key, str, hexstring, bytes) – Private key as HDKey or Key object, or any other string accepted by HDKey object

  • use_rfc6979 (bool) – Use deterministic value for k nonce to derive k from txid/message according to RFC6979 standard. Default is True, set to False to use random k

  • k (int) – Provide own k. Only use for testing or if you know what you are doing. Providing wrong value for k can result in leaking your private key!

Return Signature

static from_str(signature, public_key=None)[source]

Create a signature from signature string with r and s part. Signature length must be 64 bytes or 128 character hexstring

Parameters
  • signature (bytes, str) – Signature string

  • public_key (HDKey, Key, str, hexstring, bytes) – Public key as HDKey or Key object or any other string accepted by HDKey object

Return Signature

hex()[source]

Signature r and s value as single hexadecimal string

Return hexstring

classmethod parse(signature, public_key=None)[source]
static parse_bytes(signature, public_key=None)[source]

Create a signature from signature string with r and s part. Signature length must be 64 bytes or 128 character hexstring

Parameters
  • signature (bytes) – Signature string

  • public_key (HDKey, Key, str, hexstring, bytes) – Public key as HDKey or Key object or any other string accepted by HDKey object

Return Signature

classmethod parse_hex(signature, public_key=None)[source]
property public_key

Return public key as HDKey object

Return HDKey

property txid
verify(txid=None, public_key=None)[source]

Verify this signature. Provide txid or public_key if not already known

>>> k = 'b2da575054fb5daba0efde613b0b8e37159b8110e4be50f73cbe6479f6038f5b'
>>> pub_key = HDKey(k).public()
>>> txid = '0d12fdc4aac9eaaab9730999e0ce84c3bd5bb38dfd1f4c90c613ee177987429c'
>>> sig = '48e994862e2cdb372149bad9d9894cf3a5562b4565035943efe0acc502769d351cb88752b5fe8d70d85f3541046df617f8459e991d06a7c0db13b5d4531cd6d4'
>>> sig = Signature.parse_hex(sig)
>>> sig.verify(txid, pub_key)
True
Parameters
  • txid (bytes, hexstring) – Transaction hash

  • public_key (HDKey, Key, str, hexstring, bytes) – Public key P

Return bool

bitcoinlib.keys.addr_convert(addr, prefix, encoding=None, to_encoding=None)[source]

Convert address to another encoding and/or address with another prefix.

>>> addr_convert('1GMDUKLom6bJuY37RuFNc6PHv1rv2Hziuo', prefix='bc', to_encoding='bech32')
'bc1q4pwfmstmw8q80nxtxud2h42lev9xzcjqwqyq7t'
Parameters
  • addr (str) – Base58 address

  • prefix (str, bytes) – New address prefix

  • encoding (str) – Encoding of original address: base58 or bech32. Leave empty to extract from address

  • to_encoding (str) – Encoding of converted address: base58 or bech32. Leave empty use same encoding as original address

Return str

New converted address

bitcoinlib.keys.check_network_and_key(key, network=None, kf_networks=None, default_network='bitcoin')[source]

Check if given key corresponds with given network and return network if it does. If no network is specified this method tries to extract the network from the key. If no network can be extracted from the key the default network will be returned.

>>> check_network_and_key('L4dTuJf2ceEdWDvCPsLhYf8GiiuYqXtqfbcKdC21BPDvEM1ykJRC')
'bitcoin'

A BKeyError will be raised if key does not correspond with network or if multiple network are found.

Parameters
  • key (str, int, bytes) – Key in any format recognized by get_key_format function

  • network (str, None) – Optional network. Method raises BKeyError if keys belongs to another network

  • kf_networks (list, None) – Optional list of networks which is returned by get_key_format. If left empty the get_key_format function will be called.

  • default_network (str, None) – Specify different default network, leave empty for default (bitcoin)

Return str

Network name

bitcoinlib.keys.deserialize_address(address, encoding=None, network=None)[source]

Deserialize address. Calculate public key hash and try to determine script type and network.

The ‘network’ dictionary item with contains the network with the highest priority if multiple networks are found. Same applies for the script type.

Specify the network argument if network is known to avoid unexpected results.

If more networks and or script types are found you can find these in the ‘networks’ field.

>>> deserialize_address('1Khyc5eUddbhYZ8bEZi9wiN8TrmQ8uND4j')
{'address': '1Khyc5eUddbhYZ8bEZi9wiN8TrmQ8uND4j', 'encoding': 'base58', 'public_key_hash': 'cd322766c02e7c37c3e3f9b825cd41ffbdcd17d7', 'public_key_hash_bytes': b"\xcd2'f\xc0.|7\xc3\xe3\xf9\xb8%\xcdA\xff\xbd\xcd\x17\xd7", 'prefix': b'\x00', 'network': 'bitcoin', 'script_type': 'p2pkh', 'witness_type': 'legacy', 'networks': ['bitcoin', 'regtest'], 'witver': None}
Parameters
  • address (str) – A base58 or bech32 encoded address

  • encoding (str) – Encoding scheme used for address encoding. Attempts to guess encoding if not specified.

  • network (str) – Specify network filter, i.e.: bitcoin, testnet, litecoin, etc. Wil trigger check if address is valid for this network

Return dict

with information about this address

bitcoinlib.keys.ec_point(m)[source]

Method for elliptic curve multiplication on the secp256k1 curve. Multiply Generator point G by m

Parameters

m (int) – A scalar multiplier

Return Point

Generator point G multiplied by m

bitcoinlib.keys.get_key_format(key, is_private=None)[source]

Determines the type (private or public), format and network key.

This method does not validate if a key is valid.

>>> get_key_format('L4dTuJf2ceEdWDvCPsLhYf8GiiuYqXtqfbcKdC21BPDvEM1ykJRC')
{'format': 'wif_compressed', 'networks': ['bitcoin', 'regtest'], 'is_private': True, 'script_types': [], 'witness_types': ['legacy'], 'multisig': [False]}
>>> get_key_format('becc7ac3b383cd609bd644aa5f102a811bac49b6a34bbd8afe706e32a9ac5c5e')
{'format': 'hex', 'networks': None, 'is_private': True, 'script_types': [], 'witness_types': ['legacy'], 'multisig': [False]}
>>> get_key_format('Zpub6vZyhw1ShkEwNxtqfjk7jiwoEbZYMJdbWLHvEwo6Ns2fFc9rdQn3SerYFQXYxtZYbA8a1d83shW3g4WbsnVsymy2L8m7wpeApiuPxug3ARu')
{'format': 'hdkey_public', 'networks': ['bitcoin', 'regtest'], 'is_private': False, 'script_types': ['p2wsh'], 'witness_types': ['segwit'], 'multisig': [True]}
Parameters
  • key (str, int, bytes) – Any private or public key

  • is_private (bool) – Is key private or not?

Return dict

Dictionary with format, network and is_private

bitcoinlib.keys.mod_sqrt(a)[source]

Compute the square root of ‘a’ using the secp256k1 ‘bitcoin’ curve

Used to calculate y-coordinate if only x-coordinate from public key point is known. Formula: y ** 2 == x ** 3 + 7

Parameters

a (int) – Number to calculate square root

Return int

bitcoinlib.keys.path_expand(path, path_template=None, level_offset=None, account_id=0, cosigner_id=0, purpose=44, address_index=0, change=0, witness_type='legacy', multisig=False, network='bitcoin')[source]

Create key path. Specify part of key path and path settings

>>> path_expand([10, 20], witness_type='segwit')
['m', "84'", "0'", "0'", '10', '20']
Parameters
  • path (list, str) – Part of path, for example [0, 2] for change=0 and address_index=2

  • path_template (list) – Template for path to create, default is BIP 44: [“m”, “purpose’”, “coin_type’”, “account’”, “change”, “address_index”]

  • level_offset (int) – Just create part of path. For example -2 means create path with the last 2 items (change, address_index) or 1 will return the master key ‘m’

  • account_id (int) – Account ID

  • cosigner_id (int) – ID of cosigner

  • purpose (int) – Purpose value

  • address_index (int) – Index of key, normally provided to ‘path’ argument

  • change (int) – Change key = 1 or normal = 0, normally provided to ‘path’ argument

  • witness_type (str) – Witness type for paths with a script ID, specify ‘p2sh-segwit’ or ‘segwit’

  • multisig (bool) – Is path for multisig keys?

  • network (str) – Network name. Leave empty for default network

Return list

bitcoinlib.keys.sign(txid, private, use_rfc6979=True, k=None)[source]

Sign transaction hash or message with secret private key. Creates a signature object.

Sign a transaction hash with a private key and show DER encoded signature

>>> sk = HDKey('728afb86a98a0b60cc81faadaa2c12bc17d5da61b8deaf1c08fc07caf424d493')
>>> txid = 'c77545c8084b6178366d4e9a06cf99a28d7b5ff94ba8bd76bbbce66ba8cdef70'
>>> signature = sign(txid, sk)
>>> signature.as_der_encoded().hex()
'30440220792f04c5ba654e27eb636ceb7804c5590051dd77da8b80244f1fa8dfbff369b302204ba03b039c808a0403d067f3d75fbe9c65831444c35d64d4192b408d2a7410a101'
Parameters
  • txid (bytes, str) – Transaction signature or transaction hash. If unhashed transaction or message is provided the double_sha256 hash of message will be calculated.

  • private (HDKey, Key, str, hexstring, bytes) – Private key as HDKey or Key object, or any other string accepted by HDKey object

  • use_rfc6979 (bool) – Use deterministic value for k nonce to derive k from txid/message according to RFC6979 standard. Default is True, set to False to use random k

  • k (int) – Provide own k. Only use for testing or if you know what you are doing. Providing wrong value for k can result in leaking your private key!

Return Signature

bitcoinlib.keys.verify(txid, signature, public_key=None)[source]

Verify provided signature with txid message. If provided signature is no Signature object a new object will be created for verification.

>>> k = 'b2da575054fb5daba0efde613b0b8e37159b8110e4be50f73cbe6479f6038f5b'
>>> pub_key = HDKey(k).public()
>>> txid = '0d12fdc4aac9eaaab9730999e0ce84c3bd5bb38dfd1f4c90c613ee177987429c'
>>> sig = '48e994862e2cdb372149bad9d9894cf3a5562b4565035943efe0acc502769d351cb88752b5fe8d70d85f3541046df617f8459e991d06a7c0db13b5d4531cd6d4'
>>> verify(txid, sig, pub_key)
True
Parameters
  • txid (bytes, hexstring) – Transaction hash

  • signature (str, bytes) – signature as hexstring or bytes

  • public_key (HDKey, Key, str, hexstring, bytes) – Public key P. If not provided it will be derived from provided Signature object or raise an error if not available

Return bool