ltcgen.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import hashlib
import base58


def sha256(hexstr):
    """sha256 hash algorithm
    """
    return hashlib.new('sha256', bytes.fromhex(hexstr)).hexdigest()


def rip160(hexstr):
    """ripemd160 hash algorithm
    """
    return hashlib.new('ripemd160', bytes.fromhex(hexstr)).hexdigest()


def get_ltc_address(pubkey):
    """https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/65282/how-is-a-litecoin-address-generated
    """
    rip160_hash = "30" + rip160(sha256(pubkey.upper()).upper()).upper()
    sha256_hash = sha256(sha256(rip160_hash).upper()).upper()
    return base58.b58encode(bytes.fromhex(rip160_hash + sha256_hash[0:8]))


if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys

    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
        print("[*] Usage: python %s publickey")
        sys.exit(1)