ValueError: "0" is an invalid base58 encoded character. on PrivKeyTestnet
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I'm just getting started using this library, and the examples work OK.
However, when I try to use my own Testnet private keys, it throws an error:
k2 = PrivateKeyTestnet('TESTNETKEYGOESHERE')
I thought it might be an invalid format of address, so I made a new address then used k.to_wif() to get the private key and tried that, and it's still throwing this error (I'll leave the key since it's just testnet haha):
raceback (most recent call last):
File "bchwal.py", line 7, in
k2 = PrivateKeyTestnet('qp0srrxty5840ht02avj3qsgu6hppux0dsjutfy5ud')
File "/home/etali/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/bitcash/wallet.py", line 499, in init
super().init(wif=wif, network=network)
File "/home/etali/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/bitcash/wallet.py", line 159, in init
super().init(wif=wif)
File "/home/etali/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/bitcash/wallet.py", line 67, in init
private_key_bytes, compressed, version = wif_to_bytes(wif, regtest)
File "/home/etali/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/bitcash/format.py", line 79, in wif_to_bytes
private_key = b58decode_check(wif)
File "/home/etali/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/bitcash/base58.py", line 70, in b58decode_check
decoded = b58decode(string)
File "/home/etali/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/bitcash/base58.py", line 52, in b58decode
raise ValueError(
ValueError: "0" is an invalid base58 encoded character.
I assume I'm missing something obvious? Thanks
qp0srrxty5840ht02avj3qsgu6hppux0dsjutfy5ud is not a valid private key. Looks like a public key without prefix.
Here is a tutorial on how to use to_wif() and other basic concepts: https://read.cash/@merc1er/python-bitcoin-cash-part-2-65c70f27