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IOTA SDK Library - Python binding

Python binding to the iota-sdk library.

Table of contents

Requirements

Getting Started

Install the IOTA SDK

  1. Move to the Python bindings directory:

    cd iota-sdk/bindings/python
  2. (optional) Create a virtual environment and use it. On Linux and macOS, you can run the following commands:

    '''bash python3 -m venv iota_sdk_venv source iota_sdk_venv/bin/activate '''

    If you are using Windows, you should run the following instead:

    .\iota_sdk_venv\Scripts\activate`
  3. Install the required dependencies and build the wheel by running the following commands:

    pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
    pip install .
  4. (optional) If you want to deactivate the virtual environment, run the following command:

    deactivate

Client Usage

The following example creates a Client instance connected to the Shimmer Testnet, and retrieves the node's information by calling Client.get_info(), and then print the node's information.

examples/client/getting_started.py

Wallet Usage

The following example will create a new Wallet Account using a StrongholdSecretManager, and then print the account's information.

examples/wallet/getting_started.py

Examples

You can use the provided code examples to acquainted with the IOTA SDK. You can use the following command to run any example:

python3 example/[example file]
  • Where [example file] is the file name from the example folder. For example:
python3 examples/client/00_get_info.py

API Reference

You can find the API reference for the Python bindings in the IOTA Wiki.

Learn More

To learn more about Rust, see the Rust documentation.