Quick start¶
This quick start tutorial will guide you through the first steps of connecting to the Cardano wallet software. We assume:
You have installed and started cardano-node. (If there’s no package for your OS, you may consider installing a Docker image, however many of the tutorials out there are out of date.)
The node has synchronized the blockchain.
You have installed and started cardano-wallet.
The wallet software is connected to the node.
You know how to use CLI (command line interface).
You have some experience with Python.
Use testnet for your own safety¶
The testnet is another Cardano network where worthless coins circulate and where, as the name suggests, all tests are supposed to be run. It’s also a place for early deployment of future features of the platform itself.
Warning
Please run all tests on testnet. The code presented in these docs will perform the requested operations right away, without asking for confirmation. This is live code, not a wallet application that makes sure the user has not made a mistake. Running on the mainnet, if you make a mistake, you may lose money.
Connect to the wallet¶
For brevity, the following example assumes thet you have an existing wallet of id
eff9cc89621111677a501493ace8c3f05608c0ce and the cardano-wallet is listening locally on
port 8090. In the following chapter you’ll also learn how to create a new wallet from seed.
In [1]: from cardano.wallet import Wallet
In [2]: from cardano.backends.walletrest import WalletREST
In [3]: wal = Wallet("eff9cc89621111677a501493ace8c3f05608c0ce", backend=WalletREST(port=8090))
In [4]: wal.sync_progress()
Out[4]: 1.0
In [5]: wal.balance()
Out[5]: Balance(total=Decimal('998.831199'), available=Decimal('998.831199'), reward=Decimal('0.000000'))
Congratulations! You have connected to the wallet. You may now proceed to the next section, which will tell you about interaction with wallet.