Big news for anyone using my `hive-nectar` Python library. Today, I'm officially releasing version `0.1.0`, the **"Hive Only"** release. This is a major update that I've been working toward for a while, and it's finally live on PyPI. ![pypi_upload.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/thecrazygm/23tGXhNUu8jxCNnhsogUCs667jJBXYiusZqWE5wpJH78KfDLcRBzU7TjLjdRb9LT6Rog5.png) ### The Breaking Change: Hive Only The most important thing to know about this release is that it includes a major **breaking change**: all support for Steem and Blurt has been removed. The library is now focused exclusively on the Hive blockchain. This decision allows me to simplify the codebase, remove a lot of legacy compatibility logic, and focus on making it the best possible library for Hive developers. There is still a lot of work to be done, but I felt comfortable getting this out the door. ### Call for Testers This was a massive undertaking with a ton of refactoring. While all of my local tools that depend on this library are working correctly against this new version, I can't catch every edge case. **Please, please report any issues you find on GitHub.** I can't fix what I don't know is broken, so your feedback is crucial. ### Key Improvements and Fixes Along with the move to being Hive-only, this release is packed with improvements and bug fixes. - **Reliability:** The library now exclusively uses HTTP/HTTPS for API calls, removing the depreciated WebSocket support. Default node URLs have also been updated to use HTTPS. - **Python Modernization:** I've implemented a pure Python `secp256k1` elliptic curve operation to restore key derivation functionality and improve portability. The complex conditional logic for different `secp256k1` backends has been removed and anything that can use the cryptography library will do so. - **Bug Fixes:** A number of important bugs have been squashed, including incorrect serialization for the `claim_reward_balance` operation and an issue with calculating beneficiary percentages. ### Resources - **GitHub:** [https://github.com/TheCrazyGM/hive-nectar](https://github.com/TheCrazyGM/hive-nectar) - **Changelog:** [https://hive-nectar.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changelog.html](https://hive-nectar.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changelog.html) - **Ask DeepWiki:** [https://deepwiki.com/TheCrazyGM/hive-nectar](https://deepwiki.com/TheCrazyGM/hive-nectar) As always, Michael Garcia a.k.a. TheCrazyGM