A python bitcoin qr reader

• Recognizes (and classifies)
  • Addresses (also BIP21 with amount)
  • Transactions (also base43 electrum encoding)
  • PSBT
  • Xpub
  • Descriptor
  • Multipath Descriptor (like Sparrow)
  • Partial descriptors (Specter DIY) ( finger print , derivation, xpub)
  • TxId
  • Animated QR Codes (UR) (Transactions and Descriptors)
  • Animated QR Codes (Specter)
• blazingly fast recognition
• SLIP132 --> BIP32 conversion (output descriptors replace SLIP132)

Demo

Run the demo with

python demo.py

Install package

From pypi

pip install bitcoin_qrreader

From git

• Setup poetry and install dependencies

  curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 -  # see https://python-poetry.org/docs/master/#installing-with-the-official-installer
  poetry config virtualenvs.in-project true
  poetry install
  

• Run

  poetry shell
  python -m bitcoin_qrreader
  

Licences

The python files in bitcoin_qrreader are under the GPL3.

The folder bitcoin_qrreader/ur is from https://github.com/Foundation-Devices/foundation-ur-py and under BSD-2-Clause Plus Patent License.

The folder bitcoin_qrreader/urtypes from https://github.com/selfcustody/urtypes is under MIT.