#!/usr/bin/env python # A simple script that connects to a server and displays block headers import time from electrum import SimpleConfig, Network from electrum.util import print_msg, json_encode # start network c = SimpleConfig() network = Network(c) network.start() # wait until connected while network.is_connecting(): time.sleep(0.1) if not network.is_connected(): print_msg("daemon is not connected") sys.exit(1) # 2. send the subscription callback = lambda response: print_msg(json_encode(response.get('result'))) network.send([('blockchain.headers.subscribe',[])], callback) # 3. wait for results while network.is_connected(): time.sleep(1)