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Name: based58
Version: 0.1.0
Classifier: Programming Language :: Rust
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
Summary: A fast Python library for Base58 and Base58Check
Author-email: kevinheavey <kevinheavey123@gmail.com>
License: MIT License

	

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# based58

A fast base-58 Python library

`based58` is a fast Python library for
[Base58](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary-to-text_encoding#Base58)
encoding and decoding. It includes support for Base58Check and configurable alphabets.

It is
[significantly faster](https://gist.github.com/kevinheavey/2abad728d7658c136de0078d667d7267)
than the pure-Python
[base58 library](https://gist.github.com/kevinheavey/2abad728d7658c136de0078d667d7267),
as it calls the Rust [bs58 library](https://github.com/mycorrhiza/bs58-rs)
under the hood.

The API mimics that of the `base58` library, with the exception that string inputs are not
supported, only bytes.

## Installation

    pip install based58

Note: requires Python >= 3.7.

## Usage

```python
>>> import based58
>>> data = [1, 2, 3]
>>> based58.b58encode(b'hello world')
b'StV1DL6CwTryKyV'
>>> based58.b58decode(b'StV1DL6CwTryKyV')
b'hello world'
>>> based58.b58encode_check(b'hello world')
b'3vQB7B6MrGQZaxCuFg4oh'
>>> based58.b58decode_check(b'3vQB7B6MrGQZaxCuFg4oh')
b'hello world'
>>> based58.b58encode(b'hello world', alphabet=based58.Alphabet.RIPPLE)
b'StVrDLaUATiyKyV'
>>> based58.b58decode(b'StVrDLaUATiyKyV', alphabet=based58.Alphabet.RIPPLE)
b'hello world'
```

## Development

### Setup

1. Install [poetry](https://python-poetry.org/)
2. Install dev dependencies:

```
poetry install
```

3. Activate the poetry shell:

```sh
poetry shell
```

### Testing

1. Run `maturin develop` to compile the Rust code.
2. Run `make fmt`, `make lint`, and `make test`.

