rlp
Recursive Length Prefix encoding/decoding for Ethereum and blockchain data serialization.
Crypto and web3 PyPI
Used in agent projects
26
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in crypto and web3
#66 of 89
by use in those projects
Downloads
1.8M
PyPI, last 7 days, rlp
GitHub stars
103
last push Aug 21, 2026
How rlp is used
rlp is a dependency in 26 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #66 of 89 in crypto and web3. The most used alternative there is Solana Web3.js. Projects that use it most often also use eth-keys (100.0%), Requests (96.2%), eth-account (92.3%).
Often used with rlp
| eth-keys | 100.0% of rlp projects · 453.5× more than average |
|---|---|
| Requests | 96.2% of rlp projects · 18.1× more than average |
| eth-account | 92.3% of rlp projects · 198.6× more than average |
| eth-hash | 92.3% of rlp projects · 434.1× more than average |
| eth-utils | 92.3% of rlp projects · 334.9× more than average |
| websockets | 92.3% of rlp projects · 41.0× more than average |
| aiohttp | 88.5% of rlp projects · 38.1× more than average |
| bitarray | 88.5% of rlp projects · 387.3× more than average |
Install
| Package | pip install rlp |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (25), Next.js (1) |
| Example projects | mikegianfelice/Hunter, neonevm/proxy-model.py, NA-DEGEN-GIRL/multi-perp-dex, AndreAugusto11/XChainDataGen, cryptnox/cryptnox-cli |
Alternatives to rlp
| 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 | — |