base58
Base58 and Base58Check encoding/decoding for cryptocurrency addresses.
Crypto and web3 PyPI MIT
Used in agent projects
242
1.9% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in crypto and web3
#12 of 89
by use in those projects
Downloads
817K
PyPI, last 7 days, base58
GitHub stars
187
last push Dec 11, 2022
How base58 is used
base58 is a dependency in 242 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.9%), #12 of 89 in crypto and web3. The most used alternative there is Solana Web3.js. Projects that use it most often also use solders (97.5%), solana-py (78.1%), Requests (66.1%).
Often used with base58
| solders | 97.5% of base58 projects · 29.3× more than average |
|---|---|
| solana-py | 78.1% of base58 projects · 29.0× more than average |
| Requests | 66.1% of base58 projects · 12.4× more than average |
| python-dotenv | 64.0% of base58 projects · 9.8× more than average |
| aiohttp | 49.2% of base58 projects · 21.2× more than average |
| websockets | 43.8% of base58 projects · 19.4× more than average |
| NumPy | 28.5% of base58 projects · 7.4× more than average |
| Pydantic | 28.1% of base58 projects · 5.5× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list base58 as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install base58 |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (240), Next.js (2) |
| Example projects | Josh-XT/AGiXT, imbue-bit/AlphaGPT, solana-developers/solana-cookbook, nmweaver/soltrade, henrytirla/Solana-Trading-Bot |
Alternatives to base58
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solana Web3.js npm Official JavaScript SDK for interacting with the Solana blockchain. |
2,099 (16.5%) | 2.6M | 2,767 | MIT |
| viem npm TypeScript interface for Ethereum with type-safe interactions. |
1,566 (12.3%) | 6.5M | 3,577 | MIT |
| Solana SPL Token npm JavaScript API for interacting with Solana's SPL Token program. |
924 (7.3%) | 1.2M | 223 | Apache-2.0 |
| wagmi npm React hooks library for Ethereum interactions and wallet connections. |
650 (5.1%) | 1M | 6,759 | MIT |
| ethers.js npm Complete Ethereum library for building dapps, wallets and blockchain tools. |
574 (4.5%) | 3.6M | 8,710 | MIT |
| Solana Wallet Adapter npm React hooks and UI for connecting Solana wallets to dapps with state management. |
547 (4.3%) | 1M | 2,030 | Apache-2.0 |
| Anchor npm Framework for developing Solana smart contracts with TypeScript and Rust. |
438 (3.4%) | 851K | 5,142 | (MIT OR Apache-2.0) |
| solders pypi Python bindings for Solana Rust tools enabling efficient blockchain interaction. |
423 (3.3%) | 388K | 449 | — |