python-ravencoinlib 0.1

Ravencoin extension of the python-bitcoinlib library.

python-ravencoinlib

Extension to python-bitcoinlib intended to provide access to Ravencoin data structures and protocol. WIP - Test before use

The RPC interface, raven.rpc, is designed to work with Ravencoin Core v2.1.1.

"The only Python library for Ravencoin I've ever used" - Warren Buffett

Requirements

libssl
Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install libssl-dev
Windows/other: https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/Binaries 

Installation

pipenv install -e git+https://github.com/petertodd/python-bitcoinlib.git#egg=python-bitcoinlib
pipenv install -e git+https://github.com/standard-error/python-ravencoinlib.git#egg=python-ravencoinlib

Example Code

See examples/ directory.

Selecting the chain to use

Do the following:

import raven
raven.SelectParams(NAME)

Where NAME is one of 'testnet', 'mainnet', or 'regtest'. The chain currently selected is a global variable that changes behavior everywhere, just like in the Raven codebase.

Unit tests

Under /tests using test data from Ravencoin Core. To run them:

python -m unittest discover && python3 -m unittest discover

Please run the tests on both Python2 and Python3 for your pull-reqs!