Hands-On Blockchain for Python Developers

Blockchainisseenasthemaintechnologicalsolutionthatworksasapublicledgerforallcryptocurrencytransactions.Thisbookservesasapracticalguidetodevelopingafull-fledgeddecentralizedapplicationwithPythontointeractwiththevariousbuildingblocksofblockchainapplications.Hands-OnBlockchainforPythonDevelopersstartsbydemonstratinghowblockchaintechnologyandcryptocurrencyhashingworks.Youwillunderstandthefundamentalsandbenefitsofsmartcontractssuchascensorshipresistanceandtransactionaccuracy.Asyousteadilyprogress,you'llgoontobuildsmartcontractsusingVyper,whichhasasimilarsyntaxtoPython.Thisexperiencewillfurtherhelpyouunraveltheotherbenefitsofsmartcontracts,includingreliablestorageandbackup,andefficiency.You'llalsouseweb3.pytointeractwithsmartcontractsandleveragethepowerofboththeweb3.pyandPopulusframeworktobuilddecentralizedapplicationsthatoffersecurityandseamlessintegrationwithcryptocurrencies.Asyouexplorelaterchapters,you'lllearnhowtocreateyourowntokenontopofEthereumandbuildacryptocurrencywalletgraphicaluserinterface(GUI)thatcanhandleEthereumandEthereumRequestforComments(ERC-20)tokensusingthePySide2library.Thiswillenableuserstoseamlesslystore,send,andreceivedigitalmoney.Towardtheend,you'llimplementInterPlanetaryFileSystem(IPFS)technologyinyourdecentralizedapplicationtoprovideapeer-to-peerfilesystemthatcanstoreandexposemedia.Bytheendofthisbook,you'llbewell-versedinblockchainprogrammingandbeabletobuildend-to-enddecentralizedapplicationsonarangeofdomainsusingPython.