Fun with Python: A Countdown to Hive's 100 Millionth Block

Block 100,000,000 is Coming

We are rapidly approaching our 100 millionth block! It's a huge number that speaks to the longevity and resilience of our chain. While it's true that 41,818,753 of those blocks were from the Steem era, the majority have been produced right here on Hive.

This got me curious: when exactly will this milestone happen? So, naturally, I wrote a quick Python script to find out.

Fun with Python

The script is simple. It uses my hive-nectar library to get the current block number, calculates the number of blocks remaining until the target, and then estimates the date and time based on the 3-second block interval.

#!/usr/bin/env -S uv run --quiet --script # /// script # requires-python = ">=3.12" # dependencies = [ # "hive-nectar", # ] # # /// from datetime import timedelta from nectar.blockchain import Blockchain def fmt(td: timedelta) -> str: total = int(td.total_seconds()) sign = "-" if total < 0 else "" total = abs(total) days, rem = divmod(total, 86400) hours, rem = divmod(rem, 3600) minutes, seconds = divmod(rem, 60) parts = [] if days: parts.append(f"{days}d") if hours: parts.append(f"{hours}h") if minutes: parts.append(f"{minutes}m") if seconds or not parts: parts.append(f"{seconds}s") return sign + " ".join(parts) blockchain = Blockchain() current_block = blockchain.get_current_block() current_block_num = current_block.block_num current_time = current_block.time() target_block = 100_000_000 blocks_remaining = target_block - current_block_num block_interval = blockchain.block_interval # seconds per block difference = timedelta(seconds=blocks_remaining * block_interval) estimated_time = current_time + difference print(f"Target Block: {target_block:,}") print(f"Current Block: {current_block_num:,}") print(f"Blocks Remaining: {blocks_remaining:,}") print(f"Block Interval: {block_interval} s") print(f"Estimated Time: {estimated_time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z')}") print(f"Time Remaining: {fmt(difference)}")

The script gives a nice, simple output.