# Selects outputs from a UTXO list using a greedy algorithm. from sys import argv try: long # Python 2 except NameError: long = int # Python 3 class OutputInfo: def __init__(self, tx_hash, tx_index, value): self.tx_hash = tx_hash self.tx_index = tx_index self.value = value def __repr__(self): return "<%s:%s with %s Satoshis>" % (self.tx_hash, self.tx_index, self.value) # Select optimal outputs for a send from unspent outputs list. # Returns output list and remaining change to be sent to # a change address. def select_outputs_greedy(unspent, min_value): # Fail if empty. if not unspent: return None # Partition into 2 lists. lessers = [utxo for utxo in unspent if utxo.value < min_value] greaters = [utxo for utxo in unspent if utxo.value >= min_value] key_func = lambda utxo: utxo.value if greaters: # Not-empty. Find the smallest greater. min_greater = min(greaters, key=key_func) change = min_greater.value - min_value return [min_greater], "Change: %d Satoshis" % change # Not found in greaters. Try several lessers instead. # Rearrange them from biggest to smallest. We want to use the least # amount of inputs as possible. lessers.sort(key=key_func, reverse=True) result = [] accum = 0 for utxo in lessers: result.append(utxo) accum += utxo.value if accum >= min_value: change = accum - min_value return result, "Change: %d Satoshis" % change # No results found. return None, 0 def main(): unspent = [ OutputInfo("ebadfaa92f1fd29e2fe296eda702c48bd11ffd52313e986e99ddad9084062167", 1, 8000000), OutputInfo("6596fd070679de96e405d52b51b8e1d644029108ec4cbfe451454486796a1ecf", 0, 16050000), OutputInfo("b2affea89ff82557c60d635a2a3137b8f88f12ecec85082f7d0a1f82ee203ac4", 0, 10000000), OutputInfo("7dbc497969c7475e45d952c4a872e213fb15d45e5cd3473c386a71a1b0c136a1", 0, 25000000), OutputInfo("55ea01bd7e9afd3d3ab9790199e777d62a0709cf0725e80a7350fdb22d7b8ec6", 17, 5470541), OutputInfo("12b6a7934c1df821945ee9ee3b3326d07ca7a65fd6416ea44ce8c3db0c078c64", 0, 10000000), OutputInfo("7f42eda67921ee92eae5f79bd37c68c9cb859b899ce70dba68c48338857b7818", 0, 16100000), ] target = long(argv[1]) if len(argv) > 1 else 55000000 print("For transaction amount %d Satoshis (%f bitcoin) use: " % (target, target / 10.0 ** 8)) print(select_outputs_greedy(unspent, target)) if __name__ == "__main__": main()