Installation

PyOTA is compatible with Python 3.7 and 3.6.

Install PyOTA using pip:

pip install pyota[ccurl,pow]

Note

The [ccurl] extra installs the optional PyOTA-CCurl extension.

This extension boosts the performance of certain crypto operations significantly (speedups of 60x are common).

Note

The [pow] extra installs the optional PyOTA-PoW extension.

This extension makes it possible to perform proof-of-work (api call attach_to_tangle) locally, without relying on an iota node. Use the local_pow parameter at api instantiation:

api = Iota('https://nodes.thetangle.org:443', local_pow=True)

Or the set_local_pow() method of the api class to dynamically enable/disable the local proof-of-work feature.

Getting Started

In order to interact with the IOTA network, you will need access to a node.

You can:

• Run your own node.

• Use a light wallet node.

Note that light wallet nodes often disable certain features like PoW for security reasons.

Once you’ve gotten access to an IOTA node, initialize an iota.Iota object with the URI of the node, and optional seed:

from iota import Iota

# Generate a random seed.
api = Iota('http://localhost:14265')

# Specify seed.
api = Iota('http://localhost:14265', 'SEED9GOES9HERE')

Test your connection to the server by sending a getNodeInfo command:

print(api.get_node_info())

You are now ready to send commands to your IOTA node!