Runnable testnet recipes in Python (3.8+). See the top-level README for the full recipe list and how each maps to a TestnetHub guide.
pip install -r requirements.txt # just `requests`python 00_new_key.py # a fresh receive address (needs a node)
python 01_tip_height.py # current block height (no node)
python 02_address.py [address] # balance + UTXOs (no node)
python 03_fees.py # fee estimates (no node)
python 04_mempool.py # mempool summary (no node)
python 05_broadcast.py <signed-hex> # broadcast a signed tx (no node)
python 06_watch.py <txid> [confs] # poll until confirmed (no node)
python 07_node_rpc.py # needs RPC_USER/RPC_PASS + a node
python 08_build_and_send.py <addr> <amt> # needs a funded node wallet
python 09_monero_info.py # needs monerod --stagenet
python 10_decode_tx.py <txid> # decode + draw a transaction (no node)
python 11_block.py [height] # fetch + draw a block (no node)
python 12_monero_block.py [height] # Monero block/tx, amounts hidden (needs monerod)
python 13_monero_wallet.py # Monero wallet address + balance (needs monero-wallet-rpc)
python 14_op_return.py "your message" # write a message on-chain (needs a node)
python 15_address_types.py # legacy/SegWit/Taproot types (needs a node)config.py reads everything from environment variables; the defaults are shown below:
| Var | Used by | Default |
|---|---|---|
TESTNET_API |
01-06, 10, 11 | https://testnetscan.com |
TESTNET_NET |
01-06, 10, 11 | btc-testnet4 (or ltc-testnet) |
RPC_URL / RPC_USER / RPC_PASS |
00, 07, 08, 14, 15 | http://127.0.0.1:19332 (Litecoin testnet; Bitcoin testnet4 is :48332) |
MONEROD |
09, 12 | http://127.0.0.1:38081 |
MONERO_WALLET_RPC |
13 | http://127.0.0.1:38083 |
Recipes 01-06 hit TestnetScan's public API and need nothing
installed beyond requests. Get coins to play with from
CypherFaucet.