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name: bitcoin-libraries-bitcoinlib-py description: | bitcoinlib (Python): high-level wallet library by 1200WD. HD wallets, multi-currency, address generation, tx construction. USE WHEN: building Python wallets, multi-currency BTC + altcoin apps. allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Glob

bitcoinlib (Python)

High-level wallet library by 1200WD. Aims to be a complete solution for Python Bitcoin (and altcoin) wallets.

Repo: github.com/1200wd/bitcoinlib.

Install

pip install bitcoinlib

Quick example

from bitcoinlib.wallets import Wallet

wallet = Wallet.create("MyWallet")
addr = wallet.get_key().address
print(addr)

# Sync with chain
wallet.scan()
print(wallet.balance())

# Send
tx = wallet.send_to("bc1q...", 10000)
print(tx.txid)

Features

• Multi-currency: Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Dash, Bitcoin Cash, others.
• HD wallet (BIP32/39/44).
• Multiple chain backends: bitcoind, blockcypher, etc.
• Encrypted database for keys.
• Multi-sig.

Compared

Aspect	bitcoinlib	python-bitcoinlib	bdk-python
Level	High (wallet)	Low (primitives)	High (wallet)
Multi-currency	yes	Bitcoin only	Bitcoin only
Audit	Community	Community	Multiple audits
Maturity	7+ years	10+ years	newer

Use cases

• Multi-currency wallets in Python.
• Quick wallet prototypes.
• Educational Python code.

Common pitfalls

• Default DB is local SQLite; not designed for high-concurrency.
• Multi-currency means bigger surface area; some chains less polished than Bitcoin.

See also

• python-bitcoinlib/SKILL.md
• bdk-python/SKILL.md
• hdwallet-py/SKILL.md