# lbryio/torba

Torba makes it easy to create fast and correct bitcoin based crypto wallets.

Repository: https://github.com/lbryio/torba
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/torba
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-06-26T20:41:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3022, "days_push": 2625, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2130, forks 20 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:17.146758+00:00)

## What it is
Torba is a Python library and client/server framework for building fast, correct, and scalable cryptocurrency wallets based on Bitcoin. It provides reusable wallet components for Bitcoin-derived blockchain projects.

## Use cases
- build a bitcoin-based crypto wallet in python
- create a wallet client and server for a bitcoin fork
- implement electrum-style wallet functionality
- add cryptocurrency wallet support to a python application
- build a scalable wallet for a new blockchain project

## When to choose
- you are building a wallet for a bitcoin-derived currency in Python
- you want a tested client/server wallet framework rather than writing one from scratch

## When to avoid
- you need Ethereum or non-bitcoin-based wallet support
- you need an actively developed library - the last release was in 2019
- you need a ready-made end-user wallet application rather than a library

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cryptography, sdk, networking
- domain: blockchain, developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: bitcoin, wallet, electrum, cryptocurrency, client-server

## Member repositories
- lbryio/torba (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:17.146758+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:52:21.979177+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lbryio/torba (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:17.146758+00:00, sha b12ffda9fc69)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/torba/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:32:12.241273+00:00, sha 8625964b1d88)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.