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11 changes: 5 additions & 6 deletions UTXOracle.py
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Expand Up @@ -132,16 +132,15 @@ def Ask_Node(command):
# header, so we ask for the header only when we just need to know the time.


#get current block height from local node and exit if connection not made
block_count_b = Ask_Node(['getblockcount'])
block_count = int(block_count_b) #convert text to integer

#get block header from current block height
block_hash_b = Ask_Node(['getblockhash',block_count_b])
block_hash_b = Ask_Node(['getbestblockhash'])
block_header_b = Ask_Node(['getblockheader',block_hash_b[:64],'true'])
import json #a built in tool for deciphering lists of embedded lists
block_header = json.loads(block_header_b)

#get current block height
block_count = block_header['height']

#get the date and time of the current block height
from datetime import datetime, timezone #built in tools for dates/times
latest_time_in_seconds = block_header['time']
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -741,4 +740,4 @@ def Ask_Node(command):