b3nac/nostr_keygen

Probably the easiest way to locally generate Nostr keys. So much punk cybers in this Python script. 💻☕

Why

I was looking for the easiest way to generate npub and nsec keys myself locally without a ton of dependencies. There wasn't a solution out there for Python so here we are. Currently planning on building upon this example and adding various features.

Dependencies to run nostr_keygen.py

1. On Debian/Ubuntu you might need to install

sudo apt install build-essential automake pkg-config libtool libffi-dev

to compile libsecp256k1.

2. Python3 and what's in the requirements.txt file.

If you have multiple Python versions or are worried about dependency conflicts I recommend using a virtual environment.

python3 -m venv envname

source path/to/env/bin/activate

else:

pip install -r requirements.txt

python3 nostr_keygen.py

Build from source into a binary

pyinstaller --add-data bech32:bech32 --add-binary _cffi_backend.cpython-310-x86_64-linux-gnu.so:. --onefile nostr_keygen.py

What nostr_keygen does currently

The script will print out the npub and nsec address that is randomly generated as well as ascii qrcodes for mobile clients.

In the works

• Add import private key function
• Add CLI params for specific output
• Add a way to generate a specific number of key pairs
• Add support for NIP-05 via output of nostr.json via CLI param

Support

Please send Satoshis so I can feed my plants

https://getalby.com/p/proudforest149266