The OpShin Book

Introduction to the OpShin programming languages

Disclaimer: This book is still WIP, so expect incomplete or missing information.

Opshin is a pythonic language for writing smart contracts on the Cardano blockchain. The goal of Opshin is to reduce the barrier of entry in Smart Contract development on Cardano. Opshin is a strict subset of Python, this is means anyone who knows Python can get up to speed on Opshin pretty quickly.

Sample Code

# hello_world.py

def validator(_: None) -> None:
    print("Hello world!")

Why opshin?

• 100% valid Python. Leverage the existing tool stack for Python, syntax highlighting, linting, debugging, unit-testing, property-based testing, verification
• Intuitive. Just like Python.
• Flexible. Imperative, functional, the way you want it.
• Efficient & Secure. Static type inference ensures strict typing and optimized code.