Understand the project
Practical overview
When it fits
Use it as a code-reading and learning resource for basic Web3.py workflows, while checking network assumptions before adapting transaction examples.
Who it is for
- Python developers learning to query Ethereum data with Web3.py.
- Learners studying transaction and bridge-interaction script patterns.
Documented uses
- Connect to Ethereum through Infura and query a wallet balance.
- Study a script for sending ETH on a test network.
- Explore example ETH deposit interactions with Arbitrum and zkSync test networks.
Before you choose
Requirements & limits
The repository is publicly visible and lists an MIT license.
- The documented setup calls for Python 3, Web3.py and an Infura API key.
- The transfer example names Rinkeby, and the zkSync transaction record references Goerli; the repository does not establish that these network examples remain current.
- Adapting the bridge examples to current networks requires changes to endpoints and contracts.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Source-based practical guide
Prepare a Python environment for Web3.py tutorials
Install the stated prerequisites for the repository’s Web3.py exercises.
Before you start
- Python 3
- An Infura API key
Steps
Install Python 3.
Install the web3.py library with the command below.
pip install web3Apply for an Infura API key.
Expected outcome
The listed Python, web3.py, and Infura prerequisites are prepared for the tutorial exercises.
Guide limitations
- These steps cover preparation only; they do not demonstrate running or verifying an exercise.
Evidence and transparency
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 16 October 2026
- Original website title
- gm365/Web3_Tutorial · Official homepage title · retained in its source language