Can I mine Bitcoin in Python?

Since Bitcoin uses SHA-256 cryptographic hash function, we can import it from the Python library available named “hashlib” (see Figure 2.10). Note that if we use “import hashlib” instead of “from hashlib import sha256” at the beginning, the code would be “hashlib.

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Is Python used in crypto?

Developers can use Python to code a blockchain without the need to write much code . Python simplifies developers’ lives as it is a scripted language and doesn’t need to be compiled. Python also offers the option of pre-compiling the code, and this makes it helpful for developers to work in blockchain.

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