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LarryRuane/witness-bytes.py

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calculate total amount of chain witness data
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witness-bytes.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
from bitcoinrpc.authproxy import AuthServiceProxy
api = AuthServiceProxy("http://lmr:lmr@127.0.0.1:8332")
info = api.getblockchaininfo()
tip_height = info['blocks']
print("tip height", tip_height)
witness = 0
for i in range(0, tip_height+1):
blockhash = api.getblockhash(i)
b = api.getblock(blockhash)
witness += b['size']-b['strippedsize']
print("witness bytes", witness)
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