How to parse the blockchain?

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I know there are websites providing blockchain information, but I want to write some script to explore the blockchain on my own. How do I do it? Are there any document available online?

I wrote a guide about setting up bitcoin-abe a while back. Maybe you'll find it useful. Link — Nick ODell, Apr 09 '13 at 00:06
Thanks. I will do an upvote in words as I don't have that privilege to upvote comments yet... — h__, Apr 09 '13 at 00:19
@NickODell The link you gave was on Ubuntu, does it work with Mac OS X? — h__, Apr 09 '13 at 01:04
I don't know. I don't have a mac to try it on. If you do go this path, please let me know so I can update my guide! — Nick ODell, Apr 09 '13 at 01:13

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 09 '13 at 03:16

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Not much documentation, but you can look at how others are doing it by examining their code. Take a look at bitcoin-abe. It is pretty straightforward.

answered Apr 09 '13 at 03:16

Sergey Golovchenko

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How to parse the blockchain?

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