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@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ You can check this by running:
`$ python3 --version`
If it returns a version number (e.g., `3.7.3` or `3.8.3`) then you have python3 installed. Continue on to the next header.
If it returns a version number (e.g., `3.7.3` or `3.8.3`) then you have python3 installed. Continue on to ["Setting Up BitcoinRPC"](17_4_Accessing_Bitcoind_with_Python.md#setting-up-bitcoinrpc).
However, if you somehow do not have Python installed, you'll need build it from source as follows:
### Building Python from Source
Skip to ["Setting Up BitcoinRPC"](17_4_Accessing_Bitcoind_with_Python.md#setting-up-bitcoinrpc) if you already have Python 3 running. Otherwise:
#### 1. Install Dependencies
```sh
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential checkinstall
@ -46,8 +48,6 @@ $ rm Python-3.8.3.tgz
### Setting Up BitcoinRPC
sudo apt-get install python3-pip
Whether you used an existing Python or built it from source, you're now ready to install the `python-bitcoinrpc` library:
```
@ -57,10 +57,11 @@ If you don't have `pip` installed, you'll need to run the following:
```
$ sudo apt install python3-pip
```
(Then repeat the `pip3 install python-bitcoinrpc` instructions.)
### Creating a BitcoinRPC Project
You'll generally need to include appropriate declarations from `bitcoinrpc` in your Bitcoin projects in Python:
You'll generally need to include appropriate declarations from `bitcoinrpc` in your Bitcoin projects in Python. The following will give you access to the RPC based commands:
```py
from bitcoinrpc.authproxy import AuthServiceProxy, JSONRPCException
```
@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ The arguments in the URL are `<rpc_username>:<rpc_password>@<host_IP_address>:<p
If `rpc_client` is successfully initialized, you'll be able to send off RPC commands to your bitcoin node.
In order to use an RPC method using `python-bitcoinrpc`, you'll use `rpc_client`, which provides most of the functionality that can be accessed through `bitcoin-cli`, using the same method names.
In order to use an RPC method from `python-bitcoinrpc`, you'll use `rpc_client` object that you created, which provides most of the functionality that can be accessed through `bitcoin-cli`, using the same method names.
For example, the following will retrieve the blockcount of your node:
@ -117,10 +118,16 @@ Block Count: 1773020
```
### Making an RPC Call with Arguments
You can then use that blockcount as an argument to retrieve the blockhash of a block and also to retrieve details of that block:
You can use that blockcount as an argument to retrieve the blockhash of a block and also to retrieve details of that block.
This is done by send your `rpc_client` object commands with an argument:
```py
blockhash = rpc_client.getblockhash(block_count)
block = rpc_client.getblock(blockhash)
```
The `getblockhash` will return a single value, while the `getblock` will return an associative array of information about the block, which includes an array under `block['tx']` providing details on each transaction within the block:
```py
nTx = block['nTx']
if nTx > 10:
it_txs = 10
@ -149,7 +156,7 @@ print("---------------------------------------------------------------\n")
### Running Your Code
You can retrieve [the src doe](src/17_4_getinfo.py) and run it with `python3`:
You can retrieve [the src code](src/17_4_getinfo.py) and run it with `python3`:
```
$ python3 blockinfo.py
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