btchip-python
Python communication library for Ledger Hardware Wallet products
Requirements
This API is available on pip - install with pip install btchip-python
Building on a Unix platform requires libusb-1.0-0-dev and libudev-dev installed previously
Interim Debian packages have also been built by Richard Ulrich at https://launchpad.net/~richi-paraeasy/+archive/ubuntu/bitcoin/ (btchip-python, hidapi and python-hidapi)
For optional BIP 39 support during dongle setup, also install https://github.com/trezor/python-mnemonic - also available as a Debian package at the previous link (python-mnemonic)
Building on Windows
- Download and install the latest Python 2.7 version from https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
- Install Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7 from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44266
- Download and install PyQt4 for Python 2.7 from https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/download
- Install the btchip library (open a command prompt and enter c:\python27\scripts\pip install btchip)
Building/Installing on FreeBSD
On FreeBSD you can install the packages:
pkg install security/py-btchip-python
or build via ports:
cd /usr/ports/security/py-btchip-python
make install clean