cardano-serialization-lib VS pycardano

Compare cardano-serialization-lib vs pycardano and see what are their differences.

cardano-serialization-lib

This is a library, written in Rust, for serialization & deserialization of data structures used in Cardano's Haskell implementation of Alonzo along with useful utility functions. (by Emurgo)
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cardano-serialization-lib pycardano
14 5
228 205
1.8% 2.4%
5.4 8.1
7 days ago 2 days ago
Rust Python
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later MIT License
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cardano-serialization-lib

Posts with mentions or reviews of cardano-serialization-lib. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-15.

pycardano

Posts with mentions or reviews of pycardano. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-28.
  • Used ChatGPT-4 to Create a Simple Plutus Smart Contract
    5 projects | /r/CardanoDevelopers | 28 Mar 2023
    And some good tools for off chain code: - https://lucid.spacebudz.io/ - https://github.com/Python-Cardano/pycardano
  • Cardano ability to build a DAPP
    1 project | /r/cardano | 17 Jun 2022
    Not open for building a dApp myself but, I might tinker around with one of the backends - eg here is one for python that includes an example: https://github.com/cffls/pycardano
  • [PyCardano] A Cardano library in Python
    2 projects | /r/cardano | 15 Feb 2022
    There you go: https://github.com/cffls/pycardano/tree/main/examples/full_stack. A full stack example that allows users to send ADA to multiple addresses in one transaction using PyCardano + Nami wallet.
    4 projects | /r/u_jc__xyz | 15 Feb 2022
    Please allow me to introduce you PyCardano, a Cardano library written in Python. It allows users to create and sign transactions without depending on third-party Cardano serialization tools, such as cardano-cli and cardano-serialization-lib, making it a lightweight library, which is simple and fast to set up in all types of environments.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing cardano-serialization-lib and pycardano you can also consider the following projects:

pool.pm - Cardano blockchain realtime visualization

cardano-clusterlib-py - Python wrapper for cardano-cli for working with cardano cluster

cardano-graphql - GraphQL API for Cardano

cardano-python - Python module for handling Cardano cryptocurrency

csl-mobile-bridge - React-native bindings for Emurgo's cardano-serialization-lib (Cardano haskell Shelley)

aiken - Cardano Smart Contracts

oura - The tail of Cardano

helios - Helios is a DSL for writing Cardano smart contracts. This library lets you compile Helios scripts and build Cardano transactions.

diem - Diem’s mission is to build a trusted and innovative financial network that empowers people and businesses around the world.

CIPs

cardano-backend