Generate Keypair¶
Keypair object represents key pair used to
sign transactions in Stellar network. Keypair
object can contain both a public and private key, or only a public key.
If Keypair object does not contain private
key it can’t be used to sign transactions. The most convenient method of
creating new keypair is by passing the account’s secret seed:
1from stellar_sdk import Keypair
2
3keypair = Keypair.from_secret("SBK2VIYYSVG76E7VC3QHYARNFLY2EAQXDHRC7BMXBBGIFG74ARPRMNQM")
4public_key = keypair.public_key # GDHMW6QZOL73SHKG2JA3YHXFDHM46SS5ZRWEYF5BCYHX2C5TVO6KZBYL
5can_sign = keypair.can_sign() # True
You can create a keypair from public key, but its function is limited:
1from stellar_sdk import Keypair
2
3keypair = Keypair.from_public_key("GDHMW6QZOL73SHKG2JA3YHXFDHM46SS5ZRWEYF5BCYHX2C5TVO6KZBYL")
4can_sign = keypair.can_sign() # False
You can also create a randomly generated keypair:
1from stellar_sdk import Keypair
2
3keypair = Keypair.random()
4print("Public Key: " + keypair.public_key)
5print("Secret Seed: " + keypair.secret)