https://github.com/ethereum/py-evm

A Python implementation of the Ethereum Virtual Machine
https://github.com/ethereum/py-evm

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A Python implementation of the Ethereum Virtual Machine

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ethereum/py-evm
• Owner: ethereum
• License: mit
• Created: 2016-12-27T19:36:00.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-04-25T19:38:07.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-09T00:54:55.659Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: ethereum, ethereum-virtual-machine, evm, python
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://py-evm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
• Size: 16.3 MB
• Stars: 2,325
• Watchers: 96
• Forks: 685
• Open Issues: 78
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: newsfragments/README.md
  • Contributing: docs/contributing.rst
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: docs/code_of_conduct.rst

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README

        
# Python Implementation of the Ethereum protocol

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## Py-EVM

Py-EVM is an implementation of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) in Python.

### Goals

Py-EVM aims to be a readable yet generally performant version of the EVM in Python.

In particular Py-EVM aims to:

- be easy to understand and modifiable

- be highly flexible to support research and experimentation

- be performant enough to be used in testing for Python projects

- be a reference implementation of the Ethereum execution layer specifications

Ethereum consensus today is achieved via Proof of Stake, involving a consensus layer that

is beyond the scope of this repository.

## Installation

```sh

python -m pip install py-evm

```

## Documentation

[Get started in 5 minutes](https://py-evm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guides/building_an_app_that_uses_pyevm.html)

Check out the [documentation on our official website](https://py-evm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)

View the [change log](https://py-evm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html).