import hashlib as hasher import datetime as date # Define what a Snakecoin block is class Block: def __init__(self, index, timestamp, data, previous_hash): self.index = index self.timestamp = timestamp self.data = data self.previous_hash = previous_hash self.hash = self.hash_block() def hash_block(self): sha = hasher.sha256() sha.update(str(self.index) + str(self.timestamp) + str(self.data) + str(self.previous_hash)) return sha.hexdigest() # Generate genesis block def create_genesis_block(): # Manually construct a block with # index zero and arbitrary previous hash return Block(0, date.datetime.now(), "Genesis Block", "0") # Generate all later blocks in the blockchain def next_block(last_block): this_index = last_block.index + 1 this_timestamp = date.datetime.now() this_data = "Hey! I'm block " + str(this_index) this_hash = last_block.hash return Block(this_index, this_timestamp, this_data, this_hash) # Create the blockchain and add the genesis block blockchain = [create_genesis_block()] previous_block = blockchain[0] # How many blocks should we add to the chain # after the genesis block num_of_blocks_to_add = 20 # Add blocks to the chain for i in range(0, num_of_blocks_to_add): block_to_add = next_block(previous_block) blockchain.append(block_to_add) previous_block = block_to_add # Tell everyone about it! print "Block #{} has been added to the blockchain!".format(block_to_add.index) print "Hash: {}\n".format(block_to_add.hash)