eth-account
Python library for signing Ethereum transactions and messages with private keys.
Crypto and web3 PyPI
Used in agent projects
59
0.5% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in crypto and web3
#30 of 89
by use in those projects
Downloads
1.4M
PyPI, last 7 days, eth-account
GitHub stars
313
last push Aug 23, 2026
How eth-account is used
eth-account is a dependency in 59 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.5%), #30 of 89 in crypto and web3. The most used alternative there is Solana Web3.js. Projects that use it most often also use web3.py (86.4%), Requests (83.1%), solders (76.3%).
Often used with eth-account
| web3.py | 86.4% of eth-account projects · 121.9× more than average |
|---|---|
| Requests | 83.1% of eth-account projects · 15.6× more than average |
| solders | 76.3% of eth-account projects · 22.9× more than average |
| aiohttp | 71.2% of eth-account projects · 30.6× more than average |
| python-dotenv | 62.7% of eth-account projects · 9.6× more than average |
| Pydantic | 55.9% of eth-account projects · 10.9× more than average |
| websockets | 55.9% of eth-account projects · 24.8× more than average |
| solana-py | 54.2% of eth-account projects · 20.1× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
|---|
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list eth-account as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install eth-account |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (58), Next.js (1) |
| Example projects | Josh-XT/AGiXT, SpartanLabsXyz/simmer-sdk, mikegianfelice/Hunter, loblawbob873-svg/posterchanai, NA-DEGEN-GIRL/multi-perp-dex |
Alternatives to eth-account
| 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 | — |