Class CBitcoinAddress

bitcoin/wallet.py:27–55

class CBitcoinAddress(object):

    def __new__(cls, s):
        try:
            return CBech32BitcoinAddress(s)
        except bitcoin.bech32.Bech32Error:
            pass

        try:
            return CBase58BitcoinAddress(s)
        except bitcoin.base58.Base58Error:
            pass

        raise CBitcoinAddressError('Unrecognized encoding for bitcoin address')

    @classmethod
    def from_scriptPubKey(cls, scriptPubKey):
        """Convert a scriptPubKey to a subclass of CBitcoinAddress"""
        try:
            return CBech32BitcoinAddress.from_scriptPubKey(scriptPubKey)
        except CBitcoinAddressError:
            pass

        try:
            return CBase58BitcoinAddress.from_scriptPubKey(scriptPubKey)
        except CBitcoinAddressError:
            pass

        raise CBitcoinAddressError('scriptPubKey is not in a recognized address format')


class CBitcoinAddressError(Exception):