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import hashlib as hasher | |
class Block: | |
def __init__(self, index, timestamp, data, previous_hash): | |
self.index = index | |
self.timestamp = timestamp | |
self.data = data | |
self.previous_hash = previous_hash | |
self.hash = self.hash_block() | |
def hash_block(self): | |
sha = hasher.sha256() | |
sha.update(str(self.index) + | |
str(self.timestamp) + | |
str(self.data) + | |
str(self.previous_hash)) | |
return sha.hexdigest() |
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# Create the blockchain and add the genesis block | |
blockchain = [create_genesis_block()] | |
previous_block = blockchain[0] | |
# How many blocks should we add to the chain | |
# after the genesis block | |
num_of_blocks_to_add = 20 | |
# Add blocks to the chain | |
for i in range(0, num_of_blocks_to_add): | |
block_to_add = next_block(previous_block) | |
blockchain.append(block_to_add) | |
previous_block = block_to_add | |
# Tell everyone about it! | |
print "Block #{} has been added to the blockchain!".format(block_to_add.index) | |
print "Hash: {}\n".format(block_to_add.hash) |
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import datetime as date | |
def create_genesis_block(): | |
# Manually construct a block with | |
# index zero and arbitrary previous hash | |
return Block(0, date.datetime.now(), "Genesis Block", "0") |
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def next_block(last_block): | |
this_index = last_block.index + 1 | |
this_timestamp = date.datetime.now() | |
this_data = "Hey! I'm block " + str(this_index) | |
this_hash = last_block.hash | |
return Block(this_index, this_timestamp, this_data, this_hash) |
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