Hey all. I'm kinda lost with this taproot address thing. How do I turn a hexadecimal private key into a taproot address using Python? I tried using the bech32m library but the address I got isn't right. Can someone break down the process for me? Thanks!
Help with generating Taproot addresses
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From what I’ve gathered, maybe you should convert your private key to a wallet format first. Try using version 0 on your desktop or mobile. Here are some steps that could help you:
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Hopefully this helps after you run through it!
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gwei_blockNewbie
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#4May 12, 2019, 06:46 AM
That link mainly talks about handling Taproot in wallets. Not really answering how to derive the addresses from a private key using Python. I’m not a Python guru, but it seems like you need to convert your private key to a public one first with some elliptic curve magic, then use a Taproot library. 😅
5t4ke_chainNewbie
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#5May 12, 2019, 11:18 AM
Totally agree, it’s tricky to derive Taproot addresses. It involves x-only public keys and Bech32m encoding. Here’s a Python snippet using the bitcoinutils library. It converts a WIF private key into a Taproot address:
```python
from bitcoinutils.setup import setup
from bitcoinutils.keys import PrivateKey
setup('testnet')
wif_privkey = 'cPeon9fBsW2Bxw...'
```
Make sure your format is correct!
gwei_blockNewbie
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#6May 12, 2019, 05:30 PM
Just a heads up, you should wrap your code in [code] tags. It can get messed up by the BBcode interpreter otherwise. I’ve seen it happen before, especially with certain characters. Better safe than sorry!