bip-39 24 seed generator

This Python script allows you to create and retrieve Bitcoin wallets, including generating mnemonic (seed) phrases and printing backup paths.

Disclaimer: This code hasn't been extensively tested. Test and use at your own risk.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Bitcoinlib library: pip3 install bitcoinlib
• qrcode library: pip3 install qrcode[pil]

Features

• Create a new wallet with a specified name.
• List existing wallets and display public addresses.
• Retrieve the mnemonic (secret words) for a specific wallet and display its public address as a QR code.
• Print the file path to a specific wallet.

Usage

1. Create a New Wallet

To create a new wallet with a specified name, use the --create option. This will generate a new mnemonic and create a wallet with the given name.

python3 wallet.py --create <WALLET_NAME>

Example:

python3 wallet.py --create MyWallet

This will generate a new wallet, create a mnemonic, and store the seed phrase securely in a file. The wallet address will also be displayed.

2. List All Existing Wallets

To list all existing wallets, use the --list option. This will display the names and public addresses of all wallets stored.

python3 wallet.py --list

Example output:

Existing wallets:
- MyWallet: 1A2b3C4D5E6F7G8H9I0J1K2L3M4N5O6P7Q8

3. Retrieve the Mnemonic (Secret Words) for a Specific Wallet

To retrieve the mnemonic (seed phrase) for an existing wallet, use the --retrieve option. It will display the mnemonic and also show the wallet’s public address in a QR code format.

python3 wallet.py --retrieve <WALLET_NAME>

Example:

python3 wallet.py --retrieve MyWallet

Example output:

Mnemonic (secret words) for wallet 'MyWallet':
your mnemonic seed phrase goes here
Public address: 1A2b3C4D5E6F7G8H9I0J1K2L3M4N5O6P7Q8
QR code:
███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████
███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████
...

4. Print the File Path to a Specific Wallet

To print the file path to a specific backup, use the --path option.

python3 wallet.py --path <WALLET_NAME>

Example:

python3 .py --path My

Example output:

Path to Wallet 'MyWallet': /home/user/.bitcoinlib/wallets/MyWallet.wallet