Lesson 10.3: Developing smart contracts with OpShin and PyCardano (Python)

Welcome to Lesson 10.3! In this lesson, you will learn about OpShin and PyCardano. Opshin is a simple programming language for Smart Contracts based on python. PyCardano is a standalone Cardano client written in Python that allows to create and sign transactions without depending on third-party Cardano serialization tools.

Additional Resources

To learn more about the topics covered in this lesson, we encourage you to review the following resources:

• OpShin Website

• OpShin on GitHub

• PyCardano Docs

• PyCardano on GitHub

Collaborate with the Pioneers Community

Remember that you can interact with the participants of the PPP through the IOG's technical community on Discord by joining the channels under the Plutus Pioneers category.

If during the program you have questions about Plutus, we invite you to share them at Cardano Stack Exchange (CSE) by adding the plutus-pioneer-program tag to your question. The IOG's Education Team members will monitor these questions to support your learning journey. Whenever you share a question at CSE, you're helping to build up the Cardano and Plutus development knowledge base.

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