0/ the biggest ethereum upgrade since the merge is coming.
and this time, you’ll feel it.
it’s called pectra and here’s why it matters
a guest thread by @binji_x ↓
🌞 pectra is around the corner!
you'll find the future in:
➡️ py-evm, v0.12.0-beta.2
➡️ eth-account, v0.13.7
➡️ web3py, v7.11.0
⚡ eip-7702 usage explainer hot off the press:
https://t.co/PX9fAMYpeU
🐍✨
Ethereum's next network upgrade, Pectra, is coming to mainnet on May 7th, at epoch 364032 🎉
Pectra introduces EIP-7702, several improvements to validator UX, a doubling of the blob count (.oO!) and many other features! More on this below 👇
-- and since youre still here, we're looking for feedback on how you'd like to utilize eip-7702 within web3py ✨
support for the new transaction type is live on eth-account already (v0.13.6),
but you can weigh in on the API within web3py here: https://t.co/0bb97dhnno
overdue love for some recent snek support 🙏
thanks @optimism! first timers here for OP retro funding ♥��🔴
nice too to be linked to projects in the ecosystem getting value from our tools 🐍
if you're feeling generous, the current @gitcoin Grants round has a few hours remaining 🥂
many worthy projects and matching grants turn smol donations into big ones 🪩🐍
https://t.co/UgRcY4msUa
install or upgrade:
👉 pip install --upgrade web3
full release notes here: https://t.co/WLcNbbI7kX
thanks for using web3py! 🤝🐍
feedback or feature requests?
➡️ https://t.co/7yaPzKtyM1
✨ web3py v7.7.0 released! ✨
in addition to performance improvements and bug fixes, two new features of note:
1️⃣ a shiny new subscription manager
2️⃣ a contract event `topic` property to make log filtering easier
➡️ event subscriptions explained: https://t.co/YpXotNIfbM
v7 stable release, expanded highlights ⚡
➡️ this is a big one! v6.0.0 was released once upon a time in march 2023
➡️ if you prefer blog format: https://t.co/6862KO5noT
✨web3py v7 is here! ✨
highlights:
- new WebSocketProvider + subscriptions
- intro AsyncIPCProvider + subscriptions
- new middleware model
- batch requests
- moar ABI utils
full deets: https://t.co/6862KO5Ver