`PrivateKey` (Class)¶

A private key for signing transactions and messages.

Private keys should be kept secret and never shared.

new ¶

__new__(key: str) -> PrivateKey

Create a private key from a hex string.

PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION
`key`	A 64-character hex string representing the secret key. TYPE: `str`

RETURNS	DESCRIPTION
`PrivateKey`	A new PrivateKey instance. TYPE: `PrivateKey`

RAISES	DESCRIPTION
`Exception`	If the hex string is invalid.

to_address(network: str | NetworkType) -> Address

Derive a Schnorr address from this private key.

PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION
`network`	The network type for address encoding. TYPE: `str \| NetworkType`

RETURNS	DESCRIPTION
`Address`	The derived Schnorr address. TYPE: `Address`

RAISES	DESCRIPTION
`Exception`	If derivation fails.

to_address_ecdsa(network: str | NetworkType) -> Address

Derive an ECDSA address from this private key.

PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION
`network`	The network type for address encoding. TYPE: `str \| NetworkType`

RETURNS	DESCRIPTION
`Address`	The derived ECDSA address. TYPE: `Address`

RAISES	DESCRIPTION
`Exception`	If derivation fails.

to_keypair() -> Keypair

Create a Keypair from this private key.

RETURNS	DESCRIPTION
`Keypair`	A keypair containing this private key and derived public keys. TYPE: `Keypair`

RAISES	DESCRIPTION
`Exception`	If keypair creation fails.

to_public_key() -> PublicKey

Derive the corresponding public key.

RETURNS	DESCRIPTION
`PublicKey`	The derived public key. TYPE: `PublicKey`

RAISES	DESCRIPTION
`Exception`	If derivation fails.

to_string() -> str

Convert to hex string representation.

RETURNS	DESCRIPTION
`str`	The private key as a hex string. TYPE: `str`