bittensor-wallet
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. This package is abandoned and superseded by bittensor.wallet (part of the bittensor package). Existing wallets remain compatible, but new projects should install bittensor instead. The repository is archived, no further maintenance or features will be released, and the package receives no security updates. Install only if you are maintaining legacy code that explicitly depends on bittensor-wallet.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Existing wallets created with this package remain compatible, but new projects should migrate to the bittensor package.
- Medium install friction due to compiled wheels for multiple Python versions and architectures.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under MIT (permissive), allowing free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-07-12 (33 days) · last repo commit 2026-07-12 · 21 stars · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 331,401 downloads/mo, #7,517 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install bittensor-wallet
from bittensor_wallet import Wallet
wallet = Wallet()
wallet.create()- Whether existing bittensor-wallet installations can be safely migrated to bittensor.wallet without manual key conversion steps beyond what the description states.
- Whether the Rust-based implementation has any system-level dependencies beyond what the wheel distributions provide.
- Performance characteristics or limitations compared to the current bittensor.wallet implementation.
What it is and what it does
Bittensor Wallet is a Python SDK that wraps a Rust-based wallet implementation for managing cryptographic keys on the Bittensor network. It allows you to create wallets, generate coldkeys and hotkeys, and manage on-disk keyfiles in a standardized format. The package is built as compiled wheels for multiple Python versions and platforms, with no external runtime dependencies.
However, this package is superseded. Development has moved to the main bittensor package (version 11 and later), where wallet functionality is now available as bittensor.wallet. The repository is archived and no longer maintained. Existing wallets created with bittensor-wallet remain compatible and can be imported into the newer bittensor package, but new projects should install bittensor instead. Releases from this repository will remain available on PyPI but will receive no further updates.
Use it for
- Manage Bittensor network credentials in standalone Python applications that do not require the full bittensor SDK.
- Migrate or recover existing Bittensor wallets created with earlier versions of the wallet SDK.
- Access wallet key generation and storage for legacy systems still using bittensor-wallet 4.x.
Worth the install?
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No.
This package is abandoned and superseded by bittensor.wallet (part of the bittensor package). Existing wallets remain compatible, but new projects should install bittensor instead. The repository is archived, no further maintenance or features will be released, and the package receives no security updates. Install only if you are maintaining legacy code that explicitly depends on bittensor-wallet.
Install
bittensor-wallet on PyPI
Before you install
Medium install friction due to compiled wheels for multiple Python versions and architectures. The package is now abandoned—the repository is archived and no longer maintained. New projects should use the bittensor package instead, where wallet functionality ships as bittensor.wallet.
Requires Python 3.10 or later. Existing wallets created with this package remain compatible, but new projects should migrate to the bittensor package.
License in practice
Licensed under MIT (permissive), allowing free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install bittensor-wallet
from bittensor_wallet import Wallet
wallet = Wallet()
wallet.create()Verify before relying
- Whether existing bittensor-wallet installations can be safely migrated to bittensor.wallet without manual key conversion steps beyond what the description states.
- Whether the Rust-based implementation has any system-level dependencies beyond what the wheel distributions provide.
- Performance characteristics or limitations compared to the current bittensor.wallet implementation.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Medium. Platform-specific wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 33 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 331,401 / month, #7,517 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Topic :: Scientific/EngineeringTopic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial IntelligenceTopic :: Scientific/Engineering :: MathematicsTopic :: Software DevelopmentTopic :: Software Development :: Build ToolsTopic :: Software Development :: LibrariesTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
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