https://github.com/elichai/fixprivatekey

Fix typo in a WIF private address
https://github.com/elichai/fixprivatekey

bitcoin private-key python

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Fix typo in a WIF private address

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/elichai/fixprivatekey
• Owner: elichai
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2014-11-25T09:53:10.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-09-06T10:28:57.000Z (about 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-09T22:11:09.398Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: bitcoin, private-key, python
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.11 MB
• Stars: 13
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 9
• Open Issues: 2
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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FixPrivateKey

=============

This tool is used to replace every single character in a WIF private key, and then check if the checksum is correct.


To use this tool you must install Peter Todd's `python-bitcoinlib` library.

Usage

----------------

```

$ python FixPrivateKey.py 

```

You can add `--letters LETTERS` option to try replacing more than 1 letter.


You can also add `--swap` to Check if two consecutive letters got misplaced.


And you can add `--results RESULTS` option to stop trying after more than 1 result.

If you don't succeed or you don't know how many letters you miswrote or if the letters may be swapped, you can try the automatic script:

```

$ python AutomaticFix.py 

```

This will try swapping and replacing up to 5 letters. but it will take a lot of time.

Install Peter Todd's library

----------------

```

sudo apt-get install libssl-dev

sudo pip install python-bitcoinlib

```