import hashlib as hasher

class Block:
 def __init__(self, index, timestamp, data, previous_hash):
 self.index = index
 self.timestamp = timestamp
 self.data = data
 self.previous_hash = previous_hash
 self.hash = self.hash_block()

 def hash_block(self):
 sha = hasher.sha256()
 sha.update(str(self.index) + 
    str(self.timestamp) + 
    str(self.data) + 
    str(self.previous_hash))
 return sha.hexdigest()

import datetime as date

def create_genesis_block():
 # Manually construct a block with
 # index zero and arbitrary previous hash
 return Block(0, date.datetime.now(), "Genesis Block", "0")

def next_block(last_block):
 this_index = last_block.index + 1
 this_timestamp = date.datetime.now()
 this_data = "Hey! I'm block " + str(this_index)
 this_hash = last_block.hash
 return Block(this_index, this_timestamp, this_data, this_hash)

# Create the blockchain and add the genesis block
blockchain = [create_genesis_block()]
previous_block = blockchain[0]

# How many blocks should we add to the chain
# after the genesis block
num_of_blocks_to_add = 20

# Add blocks to the chain
for i in range(0, num_of_blocks_to_add):
 block_to_add = next_block(previous_block)
 blockchain.append(block_to_add)
 previous_block = block_to_add
 # Tell everyone about it!
 print "Block #{} has been added to the blockchain!".format(block_to_add.index)
 print "Hash: {}\n".format(block_to_add.hash)