pybitmessage.proofofwork module

Proof of work calculation

class LogOutput(prefix='PoW')

Bases: object

A context manager that block stdout for its scope and appends it’s content to log before exit. Usage:

with LogOutput():

os.system(‘ls -l’)

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trial_value(nonce, initialHash)

Calculate PoW trial value

estimate(difficulty, format=False)

getPowType()

Get the proof of work implementation

notifyBuild(tried=False)

Notify the user of the success or otherwise of building the PoW C module

buildCPoW()

Attempt to build the PoW C module

run(target, initialHash)

Run the proof of work thread

resetPoW()

Initialise the OpenCL PoW

init()

Initialise PoW