Jun-Wang-2018
/ Bitcoin_from_private_key_to_WIF.py
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From private key(hex) to Wallet Import Format(WIF)
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| # From private key(hex) to Wallet Import Format(WIF) | |
| # Reference: https://medium.freecodecamp.org/how-to-create-a-bitcoin-wallet-address-from-a-private-key-eca3ddd9c05f | |
| # https://docs.python.org/2/library/hashlib.html | |
| import codecs #If not installed: "pip3 install codecs" | |
| import hashlib | |
| # PK0 is a demo private key. | |
| PK0 = "841846de7afbe32ee7ded837872c6e0825db095275b8afed0000000000000000" | |
| PK1 = '80'+ PK0 | |
| PK2 = hashlib.sha256(codecs.decode(PK1, 'hex')) | |
| PK3 = hashlib.sha256(PK2.digest()) |