BitCash
Bitcoin Cash made easy
Forked from Ofek’s awesome Bit library.
BitCash is so easy to use, in fact, you can do this:
>>> from bitcash 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 29 different currencies
First class support for storing data in the blockchain
Deterministic signatures via RFC 6979
Access to the blockchain (and testnet chain) through multiple APIs for redundancy
Exchange rate API, with optional caching
Compressed public keys by default
Multiple representations of private keys; WIF, PEM, DER, etc.
Standard P2PKH transactions
If you are intrigued, continue reading. If not, continue all the same!
Installation¶
BitCash is distributed on PyPI as a universal wheel and is available on Linux/macOS
and Windows and supports Python 3.8+.
pip install bitcash # pip3 if pip is Python 2 on your system.
Documentation¶
Docs are hosted by Github Pages and are automatically built and published after every successful commit to BitCash’s master branch.
User Guide¶
This section will tell you a little about the project, show how to install it, and will then walk you through how to use bitcash with many examples and explanations of best practices.
Community¶
Here you will find everything you need to know about the development of bitcash and the community surrounding it.
Dev Guide¶
Up ahead is bitcash’s API and a few notes about design decisions. Beware the pedantry, or lack thereof.