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Proof utilities

This page describes the script with proof utilities — proof_tools.py.

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To see all parameters that can be passed to the script, run it with the -h option:

$ python3 proof_tools.py -h
usage: proof_tools.py [-h] [--auth AUTH] {push,get} ...

positional arguments:
  {push,get}   sub-command help
    push       push proof
    get        get proof

options:
  -h, --help   show this help message and exit
  --auth AUTH  auth

Submitting proof​

You'll need the proof file and request or proposal key to submit proof to Proof Market.

You can provide only one of the two possible keys.

Usage​

$ python3 proof_tools.py push -h

usage: proof_tools.py push [-h] [-p PROPOSAL_KEY] [-r REQUEST_KEY] -f FILE

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -p PROPOSAL_KEY, --proposal_key PROPOSAL_KEY
                        proposal_key
  -r REQUEST_KEY, --request_key REQUEST_KEY
                        request_key
  -f FILE, --file FILE  file with proof

Example​

$ python3 proof_tools.py push --proposal_key=458426 --file=proof.bin

Proof for 458426 is pushed

Retrieving proof​

To retrieve proof from Proof Market, you'll need either the proof key or the request key.

Usage​

$ python3 proof_tools.py get -h

usage: proof_tools.py get [-h] [-k PROOF_KEY] [-f FILE] [-r REQUEST_KEY]

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -k PROOF_KEY, --proof_key PROOF_KEY
                        key of the proof
  -f FILE, --file FILE  file to write proof
  -r REQUEST_KEY, --request_key REQUEST_KEY
                        request_key

Example​

python3 proof_tools.py get -f tmp_proof.bin -r 458426