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kth 0.8.0

Python API

Bitcoin Cash full node as a Python library

Knuth Python API is a high performance implementation of the Bitcoin Cash protocol focused on users requiring extra performance and flexibility. It is a Bitcoin Cash node you can use as a library.
Getting started with Python

Create a new Python console project:

$ mkdir HelloKnuth
$ cd HelloKnuth

Add a reference to our Python API package:

$ pip install kth

Create a new file called index.py and write some code:

import kth
import signal
import asyncio

running_ = False

def shutdown(sig, frame):
global running_
print('Graceful shutdown ...')
running_ = False

async def main():
global running_
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, shutdown)
config = kth.config.getDefault(kth.config.Network.mainnet)

with kth.node.Node(config, True) as node:
await node.launch(kth.primitives.StartModules.all)
print("Knuth node has been launched.")
running_ = True

(_, height) = await node.chain.getLastHeight()
print(f"Current height in local copy: {height}")

if await comeBackAfterTheBCHHardFork(node):
print("Bitcoin Cash has been created!")

# node.close()
print("Good bye!")

async def comeBackAfterTheBCHHardFork(node):
hfHeight = 478559
while running_:
(_, height) = await node.chain.getLastHeight()
if height >= hfHeight:
return True
await asyncio.sleep(10)

return False

asyncio.run(main())

Enjoy Knuth node as a Python library:

$ python index.py

Issues
Each of our modules has its own Github repository, but in case you want to create an issue, please do so in our main repository.