Added Python script for generating a pof string

generator.py

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+import hashlib
+import random
+import time
+
+def generate_salt(length=16):
+    """Generates a random salt."""
+    return ''.join(random.choices('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', k=length))
+
+def proof_of_work(difficulty, nonce_limit, salt):
+    """Generates a proof of work."""
+    for nonce in range(nonce_limit):
+        # Combine salt and nonce to create a unique input
+        input_str = f"{salt}:{nonce}"
+        # Calculate the SHA-256 hash
+        hash_result = hashlib.sha256(input_str.encode()).hexdigest()
+        # Check if the hash meets the difficulty
+        if hash_result.startswith('0' * difficulty):
+            return nonce, hash_result
+    return None, None
+
+def generate_proof_of_work(difficulty=6, nonce_limit=10000):
+    """Generates a proof of work string."""
+    salt = generate_salt()
+    nonce, hash_result = proof_of_work(difficulty, nonce_limit, salt)
+
+    if nonce is not None:
+        # Format the proof of work
+        proof_of_work_string = f"{nonce}:{1}:{salt}:{nonce}"
+        return proof_of_work_string
+    else:
+        return "No valid proof of work found"
+
+# Example usage
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    difficulty = 6  # Adjust the difficulty level (number of leading zeros)
+    nonce_limit = 10000  # Set the maximum nonce to test
+    pow_string = generate_proof_of_work(difficulty, nonce_limit)
+    print(pow_string)