<p>This is the most optimized version of my script that I'm aware of:</p>
<pre><code>from bitcoinutils.utils import to_satoshis
from bitcoinutils.setup import setup
from bitcoinutils.transactions import Transaction, TxInput, TxOutput
from bitcoinutils.script import Script
from bitcoinutils.keys import PrivateKey as utilPrivKey
from bitcoinutils.constants import SIGHASH_ALL

setup('testnet')

# private key for tb1qpeervdxrt2np74xhm4q4jjp76ey5f9fh9tf58f
sender_priv_key = utilPrivKey.from_wif('PRIVATE KEY FOR THE SENDING ADDRESS')
sender_pub_key = sender_priv_key.get_public_key().to_hex()
addrs_for_script = sender_priv_key.get_public_key().get_address()

# private key for tb1qj57tu40e9da959w4lj9s3njwteq2z89uy7kenh
receiver_priv_key = utilPrivKey.from_wif('PRIVATE KEY FOR THE RECEIVING ADDRESS')
receiver_addr = receiver_priv_key.get_public_key().get_segwit_address()

txin1 = TxInput(&quot;a86f0187be2eca4590a456e2423a2f5286b269c3b777846092ceb2fc44270aad&quot;, 1)
txin2 = TxInput(&quot;9019818039f181ed00046d682411719050a4b2dc1d1eb6aaa2d781df863522fc&quot;, 0)

script_code = Script(['OP_DUP', 'OP_HASH160', addrs_for_script.to_hash160(), 'OP_EQUALVERIFY', 'OP_CHECKSIG'])
msg1 = &quot;69eb032167c25784108b9783c9d59ce23608d00238eb9e3c03c73cdd79f74528&quot;
op_return_script = Script([&quot;OP_RETURN&quot;, msg1])

txoutOpR = TxOutput(0, op_return_script)

# 0.00005 left for transaction fee
txout = TxOutput(to_satoshis(0.00036275), receiver_addr.to_script_pub_key())

tx = Transaction([txin1, txin2], [txoutOpR, txout], has_segwit=True)
txsign1 = sender_priv_key.sign_segwit_input(tx, 0, script_code, to_satoshis(0.00034416), SIGHASH_ALL)
tx.witnesses = [Script([txsign1, sender_pub_key])]
txsign2 = sender_priv_key.sign_segwit_input(tx, 1, script_code, to_satoshis(0.00006859), SIGHASH_ALL)
tx.witnesses.append(Script([txsign2, sender_pub_key]))

signed_tx = tx.serialize()
print(&quot;raw tx below this line&quot;)
print(signed_tx)
print(&quot;raw tx above this line&quot;)
</code></pre>
<br />
<p>This code worked, it produced this tx which was accepted by the blockchain:</p>
<pre><code>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```
</code></pre>

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ChristianOConnor
<p>I have the following code that successfully created a bitcoin transaction with an OP_RETURN message:</p>
<pre><code>from bitcoinutils.utils import to_satoshis
from bitcoinutils.setup import setup
from bitcoinutils.transactions import Transaction, TxInput, TxOutput
from bitcoinutils.script import Script
from bitcoinutils.keys import PrivateKey as utilPrivKey
from bitcoinutils.constants import SIGHASH_ALL, SIGHASH_ANYONECANPAY

setup('testnet')

# private key for tb1qqh5eczga9ltll4crtyvr4epxcssyufuvlhwdxv
priv = utilPrivKey.from_wif('SENDING ADDRESS PRIVATE KEY')

pub = priv.get_public_key().to_hex()
addrs_for_script = priv.get_public_key().get_address()

# private key for tb1qpeervdxrt2np74xhm4q4jjp76ey5f9fh9tf58f
recPrivKey = utilPrivKey.from_wif('RECEIVING ADDRESS PRIVATE KEY')

# This UTXO has 0.00032557 btc
txin1 = TxInput(&quot;947145005bac29a9966403e986b8a36cb225cba504bffbb3f6c1da7dba7197be&quot;, 1)

# This UTXO has 0.00006859 btc
txin2 = TxInput(&quot;aea283b193f2179cb6a5c2bcea4b9ad7158960696ebfb5c15d22a0411f25dafe&quot;, 0)

# the script code required for signing for p2wpkh is the same as p2pkh
script_code = Script(['OP_DUP', 'OP_HASH160', addrs_for_script.to_hash160(),
                        'OP_EQUALVERIFY', 'OP_CHECKSIG'])

addr = recPrivKey.get_public_key().get_segwit_address()
addr_non_seg = recPrivKey.get_public_key().get_address()

# This is random text designed to be hashed 8hwi8a8x3lja1ukbu ---&gt; 69eb032167c25784108b9783c9d59ce23608d00238eb9e3c03c73cdd79f74528
msg1 = &quot;69eb032167c25784108b9783c9d59ce23608d00238eb9e3c03c73cdd79f74528&quot;

op_return_script = [&quot;OP_RETURN&quot;]
op_return_script.append(msg1)
op_return_script = Script(op_return_script)
print(op_return_script)
print(addr.to_script_pub_key())

txoutOpR = TxOutput(0, op_return_script)

# remaining 0.00005 is tx fees
txout = TxOutput(to_satoshis(0.00034416), addr.to_script_pub_key())

# create transaction from inputs/outputs -- default locktime is used
tx = Transaction([txin1, txin2], [txoutOpR, txout], has_segwit=True)

txsign1 = priv.sign_segwit_input(tx, 0, script_code, to_satoshis(0.00032557), SIGHASH_ALL | SIGHASH_ANYONECANPAY)
tx.witnesses = [ Script([txsign1, pub]) ]

txsign2 = priv.sign_segwit_input(tx, 1, script_code, to_satoshis(0.00006859), SIGHASH_ALL)
tx.witnesses.append( Script([txsign2, pub]) )

signed_tx = tx.serialize()
print(&quot;raw tx below this line&quot;)
print(signed_tx)
print(&quot;raw tx above this line&quot;)
</code></pre>
<p>I used the above code to make this transaction:<br />
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</p>
<p>This is the above transaction after it was broadcasted <a href="https://blockstream.info/testnet/tx/a86f0187be2eca4590a456e2423a2f5286b269c3b777846092ceb2fc44270aad" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://blockstream.info/testnet/tx/a86f0187be2eca4590a456e2423a2f5286b269c3b777846092ceb2fc44270aad</a>.</p>
<p>How would I optimize this transaction creation script? I am mostly looking for whether or not some of the parameters are unecessary, like 'OP_DUP', 'OP_HASH160', 'OP_EQUALVERIFY', 'OP_CHECKSIG', SIGHASH_ALL, or SIGHASH_ANYONECANPAY?</p>

<segregated-witness><op-return><p2wpkh><p2wsh>
How can I optimize my python script that creates a btc native segwit tx with an OP_RETURN message?
ChristianOConnor
# How can I optimize my python script that creates a btc native segwit tx with an OP_RETURN message?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-04-17)

I have the following code that successfully created a bitcoin transaction with an OP\_RETURN message:

```
from bitcoinutils.utils import to_satoshis
from bitcoinutils.setup import setup
from bitcoinutils.transactions import Transaction, TxInput, TxOutput
from bitcoinutils.script import Script
from bitcoinutils.keys import PrivateKey as utilPrivKey
from bitcoinutils.constants import SIGHASH_ALL, SIGHASH_ANYONECANPAY

setup('testnet')

# private key for tb1qqh5eczga9ltll4crtyvr4epxcssyufuvlhwdxv
priv = utilPrivKey.from_wif('SENDING ADDRESS PRIVATE KEY')

pub = priv.get_public_key().to_hex()
addrs_for_script = priv.get_public_key().get_address()

# private key for tb1qpeervdxrt2np74xhm4q4jjp76ey5f9fh9tf58f
recPrivKey = utilPrivKey.from_wif('RECEIVING ADDRESS PRIVATE KEY')

# This UTXO has 0.00032557 btc
txin1 = TxInput("947145005bac29a9966403e986b8a36cb225cba504bffbb3f6c1da7dba7197be", 1)

# This UTXO has 0.00006859 btc
txin2 = TxInput("aea283b193f2179cb6a5c2bcea4b9ad7158960696ebfb5c15d22a0411f25dafe", 0)

# the script code required for signing for p2wpkh is the same as p2pkh
script_code = Script(['OP_DUP', 'OP_HASH160', addrs_for_script.to_hash160(),
                        'OP_EQUALVERIFY', 'OP_CHECKSIG'])

addr = recPrivKey.get_public_key().get_segwit_address()
addr_non_seg = recPrivKey.get_public_key().get_address()

# This is random text designed to be hashed 8hwi8a8x3lja1ukbu ---> 69eb032167c25784108b9783c9d59ce23608d00238eb9e3c03c73cdd79f74528
msg1 = "69eb032167c25784108b9783c9d59ce23608d00238eb9e3c03c73cdd79f74528"

op_return_script = ["OP_RETURN"]
op_return_script.append(msg1)
op_return_script = Script(op_return_script)
print(op_return_script)
print(addr.to_script_pub_key())

txoutOpR = TxOutput(0, op_return_script)

# remaining 0.00005 is tx fees
txout = TxOutput(to_satoshis(0.00034416), addr.to_script_pub_key())

# create transaction from inputs/outputs -- default locktime is used
tx = Transaction([txin1, txin2], [txoutOpR, txout], has_segwit=True)

txsign1 = priv.sign_segwit_input(tx, 0, script_code, to_satoshis(0.00032557), SIGHASH_ALL | SIGHASH_ANYONECANPAY)
tx.witnesses = [ Script([txsign1, pub]) ]

txsign2 = priv.sign_segwit_input(tx, 1, script_code, to_satoshis(0.00006859), SIGHASH_ALL)
tx.witnesses.append( Script([txsign2, pub]) )

signed_tx = tx.serialize()
print("raw tx below this line")
print(signed_tx)
print("raw tx above this line")

```

I used the above code to make this transaction:  
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

This is the above transaction after it was broadcasted <https://blockstream.info/testnet/tx/a86f0187be2eca4590a456e2423a2f5286b269c3b777846092ceb2fc44270aad>.

How would I optimize this transaction creation script? I am mostly looking for whether or not some of the parameters are unecessary, like 'OP\_DUP', 'OP\_HASH160', 'OP\_EQUALVERIFY', 'OP\_CHECKSIG', SIGHASH\_ALL, or SIGHASH\_ANYONECANPAY?

**Tags:** segregated-witness, op-return, p2wpkh, p2wsh


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2023-04-17. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

This is the most optimized version of my script that I'm aware of:

```
from bitcoinutils.utils import to_satoshis
from bitcoinutils.setup import setup
from bitcoinutils.transactions import Transaction, TxInput, TxOutput
from bitcoinutils.script import Script
from bitcoinutils.keys import PrivateKey as utilPrivKey
from bitcoinutils.constants import SIGHASH_ALL

setup('testnet')

# private key for tb1qpeervdxrt2np74xhm4q4jjp76ey5f9fh9tf58f
sender_priv_key = utilPrivKey.from_wif('PRIVATE KEY FOR THE SENDING ADDRESS')
sender_pub_key = sender_priv_key.get_public_key().to_hex()
addrs_for_script = sender_priv_key.get_public_key().get_address()

# private key for tb1qj57tu40e9da959w4lj9s3njwteq2z89uy7kenh
receiver_priv_key = utilPrivKey.from_wif('PRIVATE KEY FOR THE RECEIVING ADDRESS')
receiver_addr = receiver_priv_key.get_public_key().get_segwit_address()

txin1 = TxInput("a86f0187be2eca4590a456e2423a2f5286b269c3b777846092ceb2fc44270aad", 1)
txin2 = TxInput("9019818039f181ed00046d682411719050a4b2dc1d1eb6aaa2d781df863522fc", 0)

script_code = Script(['OP_DUP', 'OP_HASH160', addrs_for_script.to_hash160(), 'OP_EQUALVERIFY', 'OP_CHECKSIG'])
msg1 = "69eb032167c25784108b9783c9d59ce23608d00238eb9e3c03c73cdd79f74528"
op_return_script = Script(["OP_RETURN", msg1])

txoutOpR = TxOutput(0, op_return_script)

# 0.00005 left for transaction fee
txout = TxOutput(to_satoshis(0.00036275), receiver_addr.to_script_pub_key())

tx = Transaction([txin1, txin2], [txoutOpR, txout], has_segwit=True)
txsign1 = sender_priv_key.sign_segwit_input(tx, 0, script_code, to_satoshis(0.00034416), SIGHASH_ALL)
tx.witnesses = [Script([txsign1, sender_pub_key])]
txsign2 = sender_priv_key.sign_segwit_input(tx, 1, script_code, to_satoshis(0.00006859), SIGHASH_ALL)
tx.witnesses.append(Script([txsign2, sender_pub_key]))

signed_tx = tx.serialize()
print("raw tx below this line")
print(signed_tx)
print("raw tx above this line")

```

  

This code worked, it produced this tx which was accepted by the blockchain:

```
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```

```


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