zeth.helper.eth_gen_address Namespace Reference

Functions
None	eth_gen_address (Optional[str] eth_addr_file, Optional[str] eth_private_key_file, Optional[str] use_private_key)
bytes	gen_eth_private_key ()

Variables
	help

Function Documentation

eth_gen_address()

None zeth.helper.eth_gen_address.eth_gen_address	(	Optional[str]	eth_addr_file,
		Optional[str]	eth_private_key_file,
		Optional[str]	use_private_key
	)

Locally generate a new Ethereum private key and address file, and write
them to the current directory.

Definition at line 21 of file eth_gen_address.py.

def eth_gen_address(
        eth_addr_file: Optional[str],
        eth_private_key_file: Optional[str],
        use_private_key: Optional[str]) -> None:
    """
    Locally generate a new Ethereum private key and address file, and write
    them to the current directory.
    """
    sys.stderr.write(
        "*** WARNING: this address should not be used in production ***\n")
 
    eth_addr_file = eth_addr_file or ETH_ADDRESS_DEFAULT
    eth_private_key_file = eth_private_key_file or ETH_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE_DEFAULT
 
    if use_private_key:
        eth_private_key = bytes.fromhex(use_private_key)
    else:
        eth_private_key = gen_eth_private_key()
 
    if len(eth_private_key) != 32:
        raise ClickException("invalid private key length")
 
    write_eth_private_key(eth_private_key, eth_private_key_file)
    eth_address = eth_address_from_private_key(eth_private_key)
    write_eth_address(eth_address, eth_addr_file)
    print(
        f"{eth_address}: written to {eth_addr_file}, "
        f"private key to {eth_private_key_file}")
 
 

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gen_eth_private_key()

bytes zeth.helper.eth_gen_address.gen_eth_private_key

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Simple private key generation function. Not for production use.

Definition at line 51 of file eth_gen_address.py.

def gen_eth_private_key() -> bytes:
    """
    Simple private key generation function. Not for production use.
    """
    return Web3.sha3(os.urandom(4096))

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Variable Documentation

help

zeth.helper.eth_gen_address.help

Definition at line 18 of file eth_gen_address.py.