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Send a regular transaction from one account to another with Python.

Prerequisites​

info

Use MetaMask or similar to create an Ethereum account for testing.

Steps​

1. Create a project directory​

Create a new directory:

mkdir infura

cd into the directory:

cd infura

2. install the dependencies​

pip install web3
pip install python-dotenv

3. Create .env file​

Create a .env file in your project directory to store the private key of your Ethereum account.

PRIVATE_KEY = <PRIVATE-KEY>

Find out how to access the private key of your Ethereum account. Make sure that you prefix the <PRIVATE_KEY> value with 0x. The private key you export from MetaMask will not be prefixed with 0x.

danger

Never disclose your private key.

A malicious actor who has access to your private key can steal your assets.

4. Create eip1559_tx.py file​

Create a file named eip1559_tx.py and add the following lines of code.

import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from web3 import Web3, exceptions

load_dotenv()

infura_url = "https://sepolia.infura.io/v3/<API-KEY>"
private_key = os.getenv("PRIVATE_KEY")
from_account = "<PUBLIC-KEY>"
to_account = "<RECIPIENT-PUBLIC-KEY>"
web3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider(infura_url))

try:
  from_account = web3.to_checksum_address(from_account)
except exceptions.InvalidAddress:
  print(f"Invalid 'from_account' address: {from_account}")

try:
  to_account = web3.to_checksum_address(to_account)
except exceptions.InvalidAddress:
  print(f"Invalid 'to_account' address: {to_account}")

nonce = web3.eth.get_transaction_count(from_account)
tx = {
  "type": "0x2",
  "nonce": nonce,
  "from": from_account,
  "to": to_account,
  "value": web3.to_wei(0.01, "ether"),
  "maxFeePerGas": web3.to_wei("250", "gwei"),
  "maxPriorityFeePerGas": web3.to_wei("3", "gwei"),
  "chainId": 11155111
}
gas = web3.eth.estimate_gas(tx)
tx["gas"] = gas
signed_tx = web3.eth.account.sign_transaction(tx, private_key)
tx_hash = web3.eth.send_raw_transaction(signed_tx.rawTransaction)
print("Transaction hash: " + str(web3.to_hex(tx_hash)))

Ensure you replace the following values in the code:

  • <API-KEY> with the API key of the Web3 project.
  • <PUBLIC-KEY> with the public key associated with the private key you added in the .env file.
  • <RECIPIENT-PUBLIC-KEY> With the public key of the recipient of the transfer.

If using a different Ethereum network, update the URL in the code.

4. Execute the transaction​

Run the script:

python eip1559_tx.py

Example output:

Transaction hash: 0x30c0ef29111ca7aecc78a99149649b5076d104afa7ed2f603ff2d2ec1aa27a8c

You can search for the transaction on a block explorer like Sepolia Etherscan.