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Block.py
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import hashlib as hasher
from PoWAlgo import generate_pow
class Block:
# The initialisation function allows the setting up of a block
def __init__(self, index, timestamp, supply_data, previous_hash):
self.index = index
self.timestamp = timestamp
self.supply_data = supply_data
self.previous_hash = previous_hash
self.proof_of_work = int(generate_pow())
self.hash = self.hash_block()
# The hashing function for the block using SHA 256
def hash_block(self):
sha = hasher.sha256()
sha.update((str(self.index) +
str(self.timestamp) +
str(self.supply_data) +
str(self.previous_hash)).encode('utf-8'))
return sha.hexdigest()