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btchip-python

Python communication library for Ledger Hardware Wallet products

Requirements

This API is available on pip - install with pip install btchip-python

Building on a Unix platform requires libusb-1.0-0-dev and libudev-dev installed previously

Interim Debian packages have also been built by Richard Ulrich at https://launchpad.net/~richi-paraeasy/+archive/ubuntu/bitcoin/ (btchip-python, hidapi and python-hidapi)

For optional BIP 39 support during dongle setup, also install https://github.com/trezor/python-mnemonic - also available as a Debian package at the previous link (python-mnemonic)

Building on Windows

Building/Installing on FreeBSD

On FreeBSD you can install the packages:

pkg install security/py-btchip-python

or build via ports:

cd /usr/ports/security/py-btchip-python
make install clean