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@ -5,19 +5,25 @@ Python CFFI bindings for [libsecp256k1](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k |
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This is a fork of [https://github.com/ludbb/secp256k1-py](https://github.com/ludbb/secp256k1-py). |
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New features: |
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New features include: |
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- Supports Windows! |
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- Support for Windows (Python 3 only though, unlike Linux/macOS) |
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- Linux, macOS, and Windows all have binary packages for both 64 and 32-bit architectures |
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- A fix to remove CFFI warnings |
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- A global context is used by default, drastically increasing performance |
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- Each release uses newest version of [libsecp256k1](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1) |
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- Implements a fix for [https://bugs.python.org/issue28150](https://bugs.python.org/issue28150) |
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to support Python 3.6+ on macOS |
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- Linux & macOS wheels now use GMP |
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- Endomorphism optimization is now enabled |
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**To retain backward compatibility with secp256k1-py, use coincurve version 2.1.0 specifically!** |
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Anything after that will have a modified (cleaner :) API and only support Python 3. |
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## Installation |
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``` |
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pip install coincurve |
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pip install coincurve==2.1.0 |
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``` |
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### Precompiled binary packages (wheels) |
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ofek
7 years ago