`XOnlyPublicKey` (Class)¶

An x-only public key (32 bytes, Schnorr compatible).

Used for Schnorr signatures and Taproot-style addresses.

new ¶

__new__(key: str) -> XOnlyPublicKey

Create an x-only public key from a hex string.

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

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

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

from_address(address: Address) -> XOnlyPublicKey

Extract an x-only public key from an address.

PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION
`address`	A Kaspa address. TYPE: `Address`

RETURNS	DESCRIPTION
`XOnlyPublicKey`	The extracted public key. TYPE: `XOnlyPublicKey`

RAISES	DESCRIPTION
`Exception`	If extraction fails.

to_address(network: str | NetworkType) -> Address

Derive a Schnorr address from this x-only public key.

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

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

to_address_ecdsa(network: str | NetworkType) -> Address

Derive an ECDSA address from this x-only public key.

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

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

to_string() -> str

Convert to hex string representation.

RETURNS	DESCRIPTION
`str`	The x-only public key as a hex string. TYPE: `str`