Requirements:

• Python 2.x
• Python 3 support in progress

Usage: pywallet.py [options]

Options: --version show program's version number and exit -h, --help show this help message and exit --dumpwallet dump wallet in json format --importprivkey=KEY import private key from vanitygen --importhex KEY is in hexadecimal format --datadir=DATADIR wallet directory (defaults to bitcoin default) --wallet=WALLETFILE wallet filename (defaults to wallet.dat) --label=LABEL label shown in the adress book (defaults to '') --testnet use testnet subdirectory and address type --namecoin use namecoin address type --otherversion=OTHERVERSION use other network address type, whose version is OTHERVERSION --info display pubkey, privkey (both depending on the network) and hexkey --reserve import as a reserve key, i.e. it won't show in the adress book --balance=KEY_BALANCE prints balance of KEY_BALANCE --web run pywallet web interface --port=PORT port of web interface (defaults to 8989)

Dependencies:

Debian-based Linux: aptitude install build-essential python-dev python-bsddb3

Mac OS X:

1. Install MacPorts from http://www.macports.org/
2. sudo port install python27 py27-pip py-bsddb python_select
3. sudo port select --set python python27
4. sudo easy_install ecdsa

Windows: Just install Python 2.7