commit 44be18044d474be5154a76a464b46f78daa8c4e2
Author: Kjistóf <mrtoth@strongds.hu>
Date:   Fri Dec 1 20:25:57 2017 +0100

    initial commit

diff --git a/proofow.py b/proofow.py
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+from os import urandom
+from itertools import count
+from hashlib import sha256
+
+
+class proofow:
+    def __init__(self, difficulty):
+        self._base = urandom(32)
+        self._target = 2 ** (256 - difficulty)
+
+    def work(self):
+        for nonce in count():
+            if self.verify(nonce):
+                return nonce
+
+    def verify(self, nonce):
+        hexresult = sha256(self._base + str(nonce).encode()).hexdigest()
+        return int(hexresult, 16) < self._target