ethereum.byzantium.utils.hexadecimal

Utility Functions For Hexadecimal Strings ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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Introduction

Hexadecimal utility functions used in this specification, specific to Byzantium types.

hex_to_root

Convert hex string to trie root.

Parameters

hex_string : The hexadecimal string to be converted to trie root.

Returns

root : Root Trie root obtained from the given hexadecimal string.

def hex_to_root(hex_string: str) -> Root:
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    """
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    Convert hex string to trie root.
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    Parameters
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    ----------
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    hex_string :
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        The hexadecimal string to be converted to trie root.
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    Returns
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    -------
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    root : `Root`
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        Trie root obtained from the given hexadecimal string.
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    """
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    return Root(bytes.fromhex(remove_hex_prefix(hex_string)))

hex_to_bloom

Convert hex string to bloom.

Parameters

hex_string : The hexadecimal string to be converted to bloom.

Returns

bloom : Bloom Bloom obtained from the given hexadecimal string.

def hex_to_bloom(hex_string: str) -> Bloom:
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    """
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    Convert hex string to bloom.
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    Parameters
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    ----------
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    hex_string :
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        The hexadecimal string to be converted to bloom.
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    Returns
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    -------
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    bloom : `Bloom`
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        Bloom obtained from the given hexadecimal string.
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    """
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    return Bloom(bytes.fromhex(remove_hex_prefix(hex_string)))

hex_to_address

Convert hex string to Address (20 bytes).

Parameters

hex_string : The hexadecimal string to be converted to Address.

Returns

address : Address The address obtained from the given hexadecimal string.

def hex_to_address(hex_string: str) -> Address:
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    """
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    Convert hex string to Address (20 bytes).
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    Parameters
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    ----------
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    hex_string :
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        The hexadecimal string to be converted to Address.
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    Returns
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    -------
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    address : `Address`
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        The address obtained from the given hexadecimal string.
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    """
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    return Address(bytes.fromhex(remove_hex_prefix(hex_string).rjust(40, "0")))