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sethforprivacy/privkey_to_wif.py

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Recover Bitcoin private key to WIF format
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privkey_to_wif.py
import bitcoin
private_key = 'REPLACE_WITH_PRIVATE_KEY'
compressed_private_key = private_key + '01'
wifcomp1 = bitcoin.encode_privkey(bitcoin.decode_privkey(private_key, 'hex'), \
'wif_compressed')
print(wifcomp1)
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To get the private key in raw format, follow https://github.com/mandelbit/bitcoin-tutorials/blob/master/CLightningRecoverFunds.md, but use this script instead of the mentioned JS script.

Simply pip3 install bitcoin, replace REPLACE_WITH_PRIVATE_KEY with the private key output by lightning-hsmtool, and run with:

python3 privkey_to_wif.py

Once you get the WIF key you can easily sweep it into Sparrow Wallet or Samourai Wallet.

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