Pywallet 2.2: manage your wallet [Update required]

[Joric]

I just added ECDSA compressed keys support, introduced in 0.5.99.
https://github.com/joric/pywallet (pure python)

[Cobra]

I am in the same boat.....trying to export private keys for use in blockchain.info wallet which says it will import the json dump file from pywallet.

The pywallet.py --dumpwallet was running and showing all of the data on screen. I could not find any exported .json file in either of the two Bitcoin locations on Windows. Also tried --datadir as well and didn't make a difference.
I'm not sure if this is why I'm having trouble but I did pywallet.py --dumpwallet >C:\myexp.json and it would generate everything in the format that is in the previous post with the output in a file.

When copying this text and pasting into the blockchain.info import screen it says it could not decode data. I am running the 0.6.2 client with the legacy wallet format.

Is it looking for a different format?

[PolymorphicAssasin]

I am in the same boat.....trying to export private keys for use in blockchain.info wallet which says it will import the json dump file from pywallet.

The pywallet.py --dumpwallet was running and showing all of the data on screen. I could not find any exported .json file in either of the two Bitcoin locations on Windows. Also tried --datadir as well and didn't make a difference.
I'm not sure if this is why I'm having trouble but I did pywallet.py --dumpwallet >C:\myexp.json and it would generate everything in the format that is in the previous post with the output in a file.

When copying this text and pasting into the blockchain.info import screen it says it could not decode data. I am running the 0.6.2 client with the legacy wallet format.

Is it looking for a different format?

Read this thread and all others (that my search turned up), and still can't exactly figure out how to get my vanity addresses loaded into a Wallet. Even a Clean wallet. (Using the latest, patched official client).

Basic steps?

[kjj]

I am in the same boat.....trying to export private keys for use in blockchain.info wallet which says it will import the json dump file from pywallet.

The pywallet.py --dumpwallet was running and showing all of the data on screen. I could not find any exported .json file in either of the two Bitcoin locations on Windows. Also tried --datadir as well and didn't make a difference.
I'm not sure if this is why I'm having trouble but I did pywallet.py --dumpwallet >C:\myexp.json and it would generate everything in the format that is in the previous post with the output in a file.

When copying this text and pasting into the blockchain.info import screen it says it could not decode data. I am running the 0.6.2 client with the legacy wallet format.

Is it looking for a different format?

Read this thread and all others (that my search turned up), and still can't exactly figure out how to get my vanity addresses loaded into a Wallet. Even a Clean wallet. (Using the latest, patched official client).

Basic steps?

On the command line, use the importprivkey command.

[PolymorphicAssasin]

On the command line, use the importprivkey command.

EDIT: Using this utility? or the bitcoind utility?  bitcoind --help doesn't show any options for importing a private key.

I'm not 100% prepared to use a 3rd party utility unless/until someone confirms it works with the latest official bitcoind client and an unencrypted wallet.

[kjj]

On the command line, use the importprivkey command.

EDIT: Using this utility? or the bitcoind utility?  bitcoind --help doesn't show any options for importing a private key.

I'm not 100% prepared to use a 3rd party utility unless/until someone confirms it works with the latest official bitcoind client and an unencrypted wallet.

In the standard client.  Don't use --help, just use help.  --help means you are asking about startup parameters.  help means that you are asking about RPC calls / daemon commands.

It really is just

Code:

bitcoind importprivkey <WIF key>

but you may need to play with quotes and escapes, depending on your system.  The WIF key is the one labelled Privkey: in vanitygen's output, it starts with a 5.

[PolymorphicAssasin]

On the command line, use the importprivkey command.

EDIT: Using this utility? or the bitcoind utility?  bitcoind --help doesn't show any options for importing a private key.

I'm not 100% prepared to use a 3rd party utility unless/until someone confirms it works with the latest official bitcoind client and an unencrypted wallet.

In the standard client.  Don't use --help, just use help.  --help means you are asking about startup parameters.  help means that you are asking about RPC calls / daemon commands.

It really is just

Code:

bitcoind importprivkey <WIF key>

but you may need to play with quotes and escapes, depending on your system.  The WIF key is the one labelled Privkey: in vanitygen's output, it starts with a 5.

Thanks for the response/clarification.

I'm on Win7 64, but "bitcoind help" gives me:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin\daemon>bitcoind help
error: You must set rpcpassword=<password> in the configuration file:
C:\PATHTOMYBITCOIND_INSTALL\bitcoin.conf
If the file does not exist, create it with owner-readable-only file permissions.

So I went and created it - and it complains the server isn't running.  Do I need to be running my own bitcoind instance Instead of / in addition to the -qt GUI??

"Bitcoin-qt.exe help" = does nothing other than start the windows gui.

"bitcoind-qt.exe --help" gives pops up a window full of options that you can't resize and that scrolls off the bottom of my screen (1680x1050).

Ideally I have 4 different Vanity addresses, and I'd like to import/setup a separate wallet for each one.  - One for personal use, one for Dev, one for a friend, and one for the office.

If I'm running the bitcoind server - am I able to specify which wallet to use on startup or can I do that dynamically?

Sorry if this belongs over in the N00b section.

[Onichan]

On the command line, use the importprivkey command.

EDIT: Using this utility? or the bitcoind utility?  bitcoind --help doesn't show any options for importing a private key.

I'm not 100% prepared to use a 3rd party utility unless/until someone confirms it works with the latest official bitcoind client and an unencrypted wallet.

In the standard client.  Don't use --help, just use help.  --help means you are asking about startup parameters.  help means that you are asking about RPC calls / daemon commands.

It really is just

Code:

bitcoind importprivkey <WIF key>

but you may need to play with quotes and escapes, depending on your system.  The WIF key is the one labelled Privkey: in vanitygen's output, it starts with a 5.

Thanks for the response/clarification.

I'm on Win7 64, but "bitcoind help" gives me:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin\daemon>bitcoind help
error: You must set rpcpassword=<password> in the configuration file:
C:\PATHTOMYBITCOIND_INSTALL\bitcoin.conf
If the file does not exist, create it with owner-readable-only file permissions.

So I went and created it - and it complains the server isn't running.  Do I need to be running my own bitcoind instance Instead of / in addition to the -qt GUI??

"Bitcoin-qt.exe help" = does nothing other than start the windows gui.

"bitcoind-qt.exe --help" gives pops up a window full of options that you can't resize and that scrolls off the bottom of my screen (1680x1050).

Ideally I have 4 different Vanity addresses, and I'd like to import/setup a separate wallet for each one.  - One for personal use, one for Dev, one for a friend, and one for the office.

If I'm running the bitcoind server - am I able to specify which wallet to use on startup or can I do that dynamically?

Sorry if this belongs over in the N00b section.

bitcoind.exe is a command line only client. If you double click it, it will start the "server" if you have the .conf file setup. Then to run commands against it you just open a command window and type

Code:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin\daemon\bitcoind.exe" getinfo

or whatever command you want to run. To stop the CLI server you just issue the stop command. Do not just close the bitcoind.exe window that pops up when you double click it as then it won't do a clean shutdown. Now you can run the GUI bitcoin-qt.exe in server mode so bitcoind.exe will respond to CLI input by having the .conf file configured and running

Code:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin\bitcoin-qt.exe" -server

Then you still run any commands against bitcoind.exe, but you get to have the GUI running as well.

As far as importing priv keys just run

Code:

C:\Users\User>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin\daemon\bitcoind.exe" importprivkey 5abajabsuperseckey

and after about 20-60 seconds it should import it to the client.

[TheMartin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF52V6xxCy8
Youtube video to show how to install.

For a trial installation of pywallet your vid was quite helpful last week.

But in the meantime your vid disappeared (or became private) on YouTube.

@ctoon6: It would be nice if you could make your vid available again.

[BCB]

Just down loaded pywallet for Win7 64 Bit.

Install and and set up went fine. 

Opened web console and dumped wallet.

I can see all the public keys and transactions etc but I don't see any corresponding Private keys?

What is the json key value of of the privatekey.

If i use the tx_k value under  "Get some info about one key and sign/verify messages:" I get

"Error in info page"  under Regular, base 58 and
 "Hexadecimal private keys must be 64 characters long" under  Hexadecimal, 64 characters long


Thanks!

[jackjack]

Hi all,

I'm back online for good this time
I missed everything since 0.3.23 so leave me some time to update
I won't answer to previous questions in this thread because it's been a long time and I think their posters aren't interested in the answer anymore (if not, drop me a PM)

Looks like the wallet format hasn't changed much since my departure so I'll work on pywallet again
Please post what you would like to see coming in pywallet (a proper GUI is already considered but it's not a top priority since Qt doesn't work on iPhone/Android)

I'll keep this list updated, by order of priority

• Fix the corrupting bug when importing compressed key in unencryted wallet (in 2.0b2)
• Make menus hidable (in 2.0b2)
• Export priv keys to file (csv) (in 2.0b2)
• Import priv keys from file (csv) (in 2.0b2)
• Merge two wallets (in 2.0b2)
• Stop asking to update in a beta version (in 2.0b3)
• Repair passphrase setting when merging wallets (in 2.0b4)
• Forbid things when encrypted wallet and bad passphrase (this doesn't corrupt wallets, so low priority)

[K1773R]

welcome back, happy to see this awesome tool being usable again for newer bitcoin versions!
the WUI is proper
a good feature: import/export all privkeys to a file

[Hasimir]

welcome back, happy to see this awesome tool being usable again for newer bitcoin versions!
the WUI is proper
a good feature: import/export all privkeys to a file

That's what I'd like to see with support for handling the wallet encryption with whatever passphrase you set.

[jackjack]

welcome back, happy to see this awesome tool being usable again for newer bitcoin versions!
the WUI is proper
a good feature: import/export all privkeys to a file

And I'm happy to come back!
You mean unencrypted privkeys? I'll implement that, but I'll add a warning about security then

That's what I'd like to see with support for handling the wallet encryption with whatever passphrase you set.

What do you mean by handling?
I'm about to add the import of any (un)encrypted (un)compressed key to a wallet, but before any release I still need to find why sometimes compressed keys added to an unencrypted wallet corrupts it...

[Dabs]

also include encrypted private keys.

For example, I want to do the following:

1. Create a new wallet.dat with the latest version of bitcoin (0.8.1 at the moment)
2. Encrypt this new wallet.dat
3. Because of #2, bitcoin-qt will generate 100 new private keys (or 99)
4. Put this wallet.dat into cold storage (offline)
5. Extract all keys (public and private) using Pywallet.
6. Print this list of keys and store in a vault or safe or folder or envelope.

[kjj]

One thing that is badly needed is the ability to merge two wallets in a single step.

[jackjack]

Both added to the todo list

ATI drivers broke my system... Development paused...
ATI drivers broken, recovery menu of Ubuntu broken, no help whereas the problem is reported on Launchpad for more than half a year... Installing a new Ubuntu is even more a pain than before
At least it's finished now, I can focus on pywallet...

[jackjack]

Here's what is finished:

• Make menus hidable
• Export priv keys to file (csv)
• Import priv keys from file (csv)
• Merge two wallets

I'd like a few beta testers to play with it before releasing it, anybody interested?
Also, if there are people that love CSS and that want to help, that would be awesome.

Apart from that, you can still ask features you want to see implemented

[K1773R]

im up for beta testing

[Dabs]

I can test too. I have a wallet.dat file with 400 transactions, so that's a bunch of keys maybe. I could also experiment with brand new wallets, encrypted wallets, and the latest wallets with compressed keys.