Version 3.4.0

- released concurrently with MMGen Wallet v15.0.0 - adds macOS support
2024-09-22 16:10:08 +00:00
43 changed files with 1428 additions and 2096 deletions
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ include mmgen_node_tools/data/*

 include test/init.sh
 include test/test-release.d/*.sh
-include test/modtest_d/*.py
-include test/cmdtest_d/*.py
-include test/cmdtest_d/include/cfg.py
-include test/cmdtest_d/httpd/ticker.py
+include test/unit_tests_d/*.py
+include test/cmdtest_py_d/*.py
 include test/overlay/fakemods/mmgen_node_tools/*.py
 include test/ref/*/*
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ $ python3 -m pip install --upgrade mmgen-node-tools

 ### Development version:

-First install the latest development version of [MMGen Wallet][6] for your
-platform.  Then perform the following steps:
+Install the latest development version of [MMGen Wallet][6] for your platform:

 ```bash
 $ git clone https://github.com/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools
@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ Code repository:
 Code repository mirrors:
 [Github](https://github.com/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools) |
 [Gitlab](https://gitlab.com/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools) |
-[Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools)     
+[Gitflic](https://gitflic.ru/project/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools)     
 [Keybase](https://keybase.io/mmgen) |
 [Twitter](https://twitter.com/TheMMGenProject) |
 [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/user/mmgen-py) |
@ -101,5 +100,5 @@ Donate:

 [5]: https://github.com/mmgen/mmgen-wallet/wiki/MMGen-Signing-Keys
 [6]: https://github.com/mmgen/mmgen-wallet/
-[7]: https://github.com/mmgen/mmgen-wallet/wiki/Install-MMGen-Wallet-on-Linux-or-macOS
+[7]: https://github.com/mmgen/mmgen-wallet/wiki/Install-MMGen-on-Linux-or-macOS
 [8]: https://github.com/mmgen/mmgen-wallet/wiki/Install-MMGen-on-Microsoft-Windows#a_m
--- a/mmgen_node_tools/BlocksInfo.py
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/BlocksInfo.py
@ -20,57 +20,57 @@
 mmgen_node_tools.BlocksInfo: Display information about a block or range of blocks
 """

-import re, json
+import re,json
 from collections import namedtuple
-from time import strftime, gmtime
-from decimal import Decimal
+from time import strftime,gmtime

-from mmgen.util import msg, Msg, Msg_r, die, suf, secs_to_ms, secs_to_dhms, is_int
-from mmgen.rpc.util import json_encoder
+from mmgen.util import msg,Msg,Msg_r,die,suf,secs_to_ms,secs_to_dhms,is_int
+from mmgen.rpc import json_encoder

 class RangeParser:

 	debug = False

-	def __init__(self, caller, arg):
+	def __init__(self,caller,arg):
 		self.caller = caller
 		self.arg = self.orig_arg = arg

-	def parse(self, target):
-		ret = getattr(self, 'parse_'+target)()
+	def parse(self,target):
+		ret = getattr(self,'parse_'+target)()
 		if self.debug:
 			msg(f'arg after parse({target}): {self.arg}')
 		return ret

 	def finalize(self):
 		if self.arg:
-			die(1, f'{self.orig_arg!r}: invalid range specifier')
+			die(1,f'{self.orig_arg!r}: invalid range specifier')

 	def parse_from_tip(self):
-		m = re.match(r'-([0-9]+)(.*)', self.arg)
+		m = re.match(r'-([0-9]+)(.*)',self.arg)
 		if m:
-			res, self.arg = (m[1], m[2])
+			res,self.arg = (m[1],m[2])
 			return self.caller.check_nblocks(int(res))

 	def parse_abs_range(self):
-		m = re.match(r'([^+-]+)(-([^+-]+)){0,1}(.*)', self.arg)
+		m = re.match(r'([^+-]+)(-([^+-]+)){0,1}(.*)',self.arg)
 		if m:
 			if self.debug:
 				msg(f'abs_range parse: first={m[1]}, last={m[3]}')
 			self.arg = m[4]
 			return (
 				self.caller.conv_blkspec(m[1]),
-				self.caller.conv_blkspec(m[3]) if m[3] else None)
-		return (None, None)
+				self.caller.conv_blkspec(m[3]) if m[3] else None
+			)
+		return (None,None)

 	def parse_add(self):
-		m = re.match(r'\+([0-9*]+)(.*)', self.arg)
+		m = re.match(r'\+([0-9*]+)(.*)',self.arg)
 		if m:
-			res, self.arg = (m[1], m[2])
+			res,self.arg = (m[1],m[2])
 			if res.strip('*') != res:
-				die(1, f"'+{res}': malformed nBlocks specifier")
+				die(1,f"'+{res}': malformed nBlocks specifier")
 			if len(res) > 30:
-				die(1, f"'+{res}': overly long nBlocks specifier")
+				die(1,f"'+{res}': overly long nBlocks specifier")
 			return self.caller.check_nblocks(eval(res)) # res is only digits plus '*', so eval safe

 class BlocksInfo:
@ -80,33 +80,33 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 	total_solve_time = 0
 	header_printed = False

-	bf = namedtuple('block_info_fields', ['fmt_func', 'src', 'fs', 'hdr1', 'hdr2', 'key1', 'key2'])
+	bf = namedtuple('block_info_fields',['fmt_func','src','fs','hdr1','hdr2','key1','key2'])
 	# bh=getblockheader, bs=getblockstats, lo=local
 	fields = {
-		'block':      bf(None, 'bh', '{:<6}',  '',      'Block',     'height',              None),
-		'hash':       bf(None, 'bh', '{:<64}', '',      'Hash',      'hash',                None),
-		'date':       bf('da', 'bh', '{:<19}', '',      'Date',      'time',                None),
-		'interval':   bf('td', 'lo', '{:>8}',  'Solve', 'Time ',     'interval',            None),
-		'subsidy':    bf('su', 'bs', '{:<5}',  'Sub-',  'sidy',      'subsidy',             None),
-		'totalfee':   bf('tf', 'bs', '{:>10}', '',      'Total Fee', 'totalfee',            None),
-		'size':       bf(None, 'bs', '{:>7}',  '',      'Size',      'total_size',          None),
-		'weight':     bf(None, 'bs', '{:>7}',  '',      'Weight',    'total_weight',        None),
-		'fee90':      bf('fe', 'bs', '{:>3}',  '90%',   'Fee',       'feerate_percentiles', 4),
-		'fee75':      bf('fe', 'bs', '{:>3}',  '75%',   'Fee',       'feerate_percentiles', 3),
-		'fee50':      bf('fe', 'bs', '{:>3}',  '50%',   'Fee',       'feerate_percentiles', 2),
-		'fee25':      bf('fe', 'bs', '{:>3}',  '25%',   'Fee',       'feerate_percentiles', 1),
-		'fee10':      bf('fe', 'bs', '{:>3}',  '10%',   'Fee',       'feerate_percentiles', 0),
-		'fee_max':    bf('fe', 'bs', '{:>5}',  'Max',   'Fee',       'maxfeerate',          None),
-		'fee_avg':    bf('fe', 'bs', '{:>3}',  'Avg',   'Fee',       'avgfeerate',          None),
-		'fee_min':    bf('fe', 'bs', '{:>3}',  'Min',   'Fee',       'minfeerate',          None),
-		'nTx':        bf(None, 'bh', '{:>5}',  '',      ' nTx ',     'nTx',                 None),
-		'inputs':     bf(None, 'bs', '{:>5}',  'In- ',  'puts',      'ins',                 None),
-		'outputs':    bf(None, 'bs', '{:>5}',  'Out-',  'puts',      'outs',                None),
-		'utxo_inc':   bf(None, 'bs', '{:>6}',  ' UTXO', ' Incr',     'utxo_increase',       None),
-		'version':    bf(None, 'bh', '{:<8}',  '',      'Version',   'versionHex',          None),
-		'difficulty': bf('di', 'bh', '{:<8}',  'Diffi-','culty',     'difficulty',          None),
-		'miner':      bf(None, 'lo', '{:<5}',  '',      'Miner',     'miner',               None)}
-
+		'block':      bf( None, 'bh', '{:<6}',  '',      'Block',     'height',              None ),
+		'hash':       bf( None, 'bh', '{:<64}', '',      'Hash',      'hash',                None ),
+		'date':       bf( 'da', 'bh', '{:<19}', '',      'Date',      'time',                None ),
+		'interval':   bf( 'td', 'lo', '{:>8}',  'Solve', 'Time ',     'interval',            None ),
+		'subsidy':    bf( 'su', 'bs', '{:<5}',  'Sub-',  'sidy',      'subsidy',             None ),
+		'totalfee':   bf( 'tf', 'bs', '{:>10}', '',      'Total Fee', 'totalfee',            None ),
+		'size':       bf( None, 'bs', '{:>7}',  '',      'Size',      'total_size',          None ),
+		'weight':     bf( None, 'bs', '{:>7}',  '',      'Weight',    'total_weight',        None ),
+		'fee90':      bf( 'fe', 'bs', '{:>3}',  '90%',   'Fee',       'feerate_percentiles', 4 ),
+		'fee75':      bf( 'fe', 'bs', '{:>3}',  '75%',   'Fee',       'feerate_percentiles', 3 ),
+		'fee50':      bf( 'fe', 'bs', '{:>3}',  '50%',   'Fee',       'feerate_percentiles', 2 ),
+		'fee25':      bf( 'fe', 'bs', '{:>3}',  '25%',   'Fee',       'feerate_percentiles', 1 ),
+		'fee10':      bf( 'fe', 'bs', '{:>3}',  '10%',   'Fee',       'feerate_percentiles', 0 ),
+		'fee_max':    bf( 'fe', 'bs', '{:>5}',  'Max',   'Fee',       'maxfeerate',          None ),
+		'fee_avg':    bf( 'fe', 'bs', '{:>3}',  'Avg',   'Fee',       'avgfeerate',          None ),
+		'fee_min':    bf( 'fe', 'bs', '{:>3}',  'Min',   'Fee',       'minfeerate',          None ),
+		'nTx':        bf( None, 'bh', '{:>5}',  '',      ' nTx ',     'nTx',                 None ),
+		'inputs':     bf( None, 'bs', '{:>5}',  'In- ',  'puts',      'ins',                 None ),
+		'outputs':    bf( None, 'bs', '{:>5}',  'Out-',  'puts',      'outs',                None ),
+		'utxo_inc':   bf( None, 'bs', '{:>6}',  ' UTXO', ' Incr',     'utxo_increase',       None ),
+		'version':    bf( None, 'bh', '{:<8}',  '',      'Version',   'versionHex',          None ),
+		'difficulty': bf( 'di', 'bh', '{:<8}',  'Diffi-','culty',     'difficulty',          None ),
+		'miner':      bf( None, 'lo', '{:<5}',  '',      'Miner',     'miner',               None ),
+	}
 	dfl_fields = (
 		'block',
 		'date',
@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 		'fee10',
 		'fee_avg',
 		'fee_min',
-		'version')
-
+		'version',
+	)
 	fixed_fields = (
 		'block',      # until ≈ 09/01/2028 (block 1000000)
 		'hash',
@ -130,34 +130,36 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 		'weight',     # until ≈ 2.5x block size increase
 		'version',
 		'subsidy',    # until ≈ 01/04/2028 (increases by 1 digit per halving until 9th halving [max 10 digits])
-		'difficulty') # until 1.00e+100 (i.e. never)
+		'difficulty', # until 1.00e+100 (i.e. never)
+	)

 	# column width adjustment data:
-	fs_lsqueeze = ('totalfee', 'inputs', 'outputs', 'nTx')
+	fs_lsqueeze = ('totalfee','inputs','outputs','nTx')
 	fs_rsqueeze = ()
 	fs_groups = (
-		('fee10', 'fee25', 'fee50', 'fee75', 'fee90', 'fee_avg', 'fee_min', 'fee_max'))
+		('fee10','fee25','fee50','fee75','fee90','fee_avg','fee_min','fee_max'),
+	)
 	fs_lsqueeze2 = ('interval',)

-	all_stats = ['col_avg', 'range', 'avg', 'mini_avg', 'total', 'diff']
-	dfl_stats = ['range', 'mini_avg', 'diff']
+	all_stats = ['col_avg','range','avg','mini_avg','total','diff']
+	dfl_stats = ['range','mini_avg','diff']
 	noindent_stats = ['col_avg']

-	avg_stats_skip = {'block', 'hash', 'date', 'version', 'miner'}
+	avg_stats_skip = {'block', 'hash', 'date', 'version','miner'}

-	range_data = namedtuple('parsed_range_data', ['first', 'last', 'from_tip', 'nblocks', 'step'])
+	range_data = namedtuple('parsed_range_data',['first','last','from_tip','nblocks','step'])

-	t_fmt = lambda self, t: f'{t/86400:.2f} days' if t > 172800 else f'{t/3600:.2f} hrs'
+	t_fmt = lambda self,t: f'{t/86400:.2f} days' if t > 172800 else f'{t/3600:.2f} hrs'

 	@classmethod
-	def parse_cslist(cls, uarg, full_set, dfl_set, desc):
+	def parse_cslist(cls,uarg,full_set,dfl_set,desc):

-		def make_list(m, func):
+		def make_list(m,func):
 			groups_lc = [set(e.lower() for e in gi.split(',')) for gi in m.groups()]
 			for group in groups_lc:
 				for e in group:
 					if e not in full_set_lc:
-						die(1, f'{e!r}: unrecognized {desc}')
+						die(1,f'{e!r}: unrecognized {desc}')
 			# display elements in order:
 			return [e for e in full_set if e.lower() in func(groups_lc)]

@ -165,45 +167,47 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 		dfl_set_lc  = set(e.lower() for e in dfl_set)
 		cspat = r'(\w+(?:,\w+)*)'

-		for pat, func in (
-				(rf'{cspat}$',            lambda g: g[0]),
-				(rf'\+{cspat}$',          lambda g: dfl_set_lc | g[0]),
-				(rf'\-{cspat}$',          lambda g: dfl_set_lc - g[0]),
-				(rf'\+{cspat}\-{cspat}$', lambda g: (dfl_set_lc | g[0]) - g[1]),
-				(rf'\-{cspat}\+{cspat}$', lambda g: (dfl_set_lc - g[0]) | g[1]),
-				(rf'all\-{cspat}$',       lambda g: full_set_lc - g[0])):
-			m = re.match(pat, uarg, re.ASCII|re.IGNORECASE)
+		for pat,func in (
+				( rf'{cspat}$',            lambda g: g[0] ),
+				( rf'\+{cspat}$',          lambda g: dfl_set_lc | g[0] ),
+				( rf'\-{cspat}$',          lambda g: dfl_set_lc - g[0] ),
+				( rf'\+{cspat}\-{cspat}$', lambda g: ( dfl_set_lc | g[0] ) - g[1] ),
+				( rf'\-{cspat}\+{cspat}$', lambda g: ( dfl_set_lc - g[0] ) | g[1] ),
+				( rf'all\-{cspat}$',       lambda g: full_set_lc - g[0] )
+			):
+			m = re.match(pat,uarg,re.ASCII|re.IGNORECASE)
 			if m:
-				return make_list(m, func)
+				return make_list(m,func)
 		else:
-			die(1, f'{uarg}: invalid parameter')
+			die(1,f'{uarg}: invalid parameter')

-	def __init__(self, cfg, cmd_args, rpc):
+	def __init__(self,cfg,cmd_args,rpc):

-		def parse_cs_uarg(uarg, full_set, dfl_set, desc):
+		def parse_cs_uarg(uarg,full_set,dfl_set,desc):
 			return (
 				full_set if uarg == 'all' else [] if uarg == 'none' else
-				self.parse_cslist(uarg, full_set, dfl_set, desc))
+				self.parse_cslist(uarg,full_set,dfl_set,desc)
+			)

 		def get_fields():
-			return parse_cs_uarg(self.cfg.fields, list(self.fields), self.dfl_fields, 'field')
+			return parse_cs_uarg(self.cfg.fields,list(self.fields),self.dfl_fields,'field')

 		def get_stats():
-			return parse_cs_uarg(self.cfg.stats.lower(), self.all_stats, self.dfl_stats, 'stat')
+			return parse_cs_uarg(self.cfg.stats.lower(),self.all_stats,self.dfl_stats,'stat')

 		def parse_cmd_args(): # => (block_list, first, last, step)
-			match cmd_args:
-				case [] | None:
-					return (None, self.tip, self.tip, None)
-				case [arg]:
-					r = self.parse_rangespec(arg)
-					return (
-						list(range(r.first, r.last+1, r.step)) if r.step else None,
-						r.first,
-						r.last,
-						r.step)
-				case [*args]:
-					return ([self.conv_blkspec(a) for a in args], None, None, None)
+			if not cmd_args:
+				return (None,self.tip,self.tip,None)
+			elif len(cmd_args) == 1:
+				r = self.parse_rangespec(cmd_args[0])
+				return (
+					list(range(r.first,r.last+1,r.step)) if r.step else None,
+					r.first,
+					r.last,
+					r.step
+				)
+			else:
+				return ([self.conv_blkspec(a) for a in cmd_args],None,None,None)

 		self.cfg = cfg
 		self.rpc = rpc
@ -212,7 +216,7 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 		from_satoshi = self.rpc.proto.coin_amt.satoshi
 		to_satoshi = 1 / from_satoshi

-		self.block_list, self.first, self.last, self.step = parse_cmd_args()
+		self.block_list,self.first,self.last,self.step = parse_cmd_args()

 		have_segwit = self.rpc.info('segwit_is_active')

@ -223,33 +227,35 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 		self.stats_deps = {
 			'avg':      set(self.fields) - self.avg_stats_skip,
 			'col_avg':  set(self.fields) - self.avg_stats_skip,
-			'mini_avg': {'interval', 'size'} | ({'weight'} if have_segwit else set()),
-			'total':    {'interval', 'subsidy', 'totalfee', 'nTx', 'inputs', 'outputs', 'utxo_inc'},
+			'mini_avg': {'interval','size'} | ({'weight'} if have_segwit else set()),
+			'total':    {'interval','subsidy','totalfee','nTx','inputs','outputs','utxo_inc'},
 			'range':    {},
-			'diff':     {}}
+			'diff':     {},
+		}

 		self.fmt_funcs = {
-			'da': lambda arg: strftime('%Y-%m-%d %X', gmtime(arg)),
+			'da': lambda arg: strftime('%Y-%m-%d %X',gmtime(arg)),
 			'td': lambda arg: (
-				'-{:02}:{:02}'.format(abs(arg)//60, abs(arg)%60) if arg < 0 else
-				' {:02}:{:02}'.format(arg//60, arg%60)),
+				'-{:02}:{:02}'.format(abs(arg)//60,abs(arg)%60) if arg < 0 else
+				' {:02}:{:02}'.format(arg//60,arg%60) ),
 			'tf': lambda arg: '{:.8f}'.format(arg * from_satoshi),
 			'su': lambda arg: str(arg * from_satoshi).rstrip('0').rstrip('.'),
 			'fe': lambda arg: str(arg),
-			'di': lambda arg: '{:.2e}'.format(Decimal(arg))}
+			'di': lambda arg: '{:.2e}'.format(arg),
+		}

 		if self.cfg.coin == 'BCH':
 			self.fmt_funcs.update({
 				'su': lambda arg: str(arg).rstrip('0').rstrip('.'),
-				'fe': lambda arg: str(int(Decimal(arg) * to_satoshi)),
-				'tf': lambda arg: '{:.8f}'.format(Decimal(arg))})
+				'fe': lambda arg: str(int(arg * to_satoshi)),
+				'tf': lambda arg: '{:.8f}'.format(arg),
+			})

 		self.fnames = tuple(
-			[f for f in self.fields if self.fields[f].src == 'bh' or f == 'interval']
-				if self.cfg.header_info
-			else get_fields() if self.cfg.fields
-			else self.dfl_fields)
-
+			[f for f in self.fields if self.fields[f].src == 'bh' or f == 'interval'] if self.cfg.header_info else
+			get_fields() if self.cfg.fields else
+			self.dfl_fields
+		)
 		if self.cfg.miner_info and 'miner' not in self.fnames:
 			self.fnames += ('miner',)

@ -259,15 +265,15 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 		if 'diff' in self.stats and not self.cfg.stats and self.last != self.tip:
 			self.stats.remove('diff')

-		if {'avg', 'col_avg'} <= set(self.stats) and self.cfg.stats_only:
+		if {'avg','col_avg'} <= set(self.stats) and self.cfg.stats_only:
 			self.stats.remove('col_avg')

-		if {'avg', 'mini_avg'} <= set(self.stats):
+		if {'avg','mini_avg'} <= set(self.stats):
 			self.stats.remove('mini_avg')

 		if self.cfg.full_stats:
 			add_fnames = {fname for sname in self.stats for fname in self.stats_deps[sname]}
-			self.fnames = tuple(f for f in self.fields if f in {'block'} | set(self.fnames) | add_fnames)
+			self.fnames = tuple(f for f in self.fields if f in {'block'} | set(self.fnames) | add_fnames )
 		else:
 			if 'col_avg' in self.stats and not self.fnames:
 				self.stats.remove('col_avg')
@ -280,7 +286,8 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 		self.bs_keys = set(
 			[v.key1 for v in self.fvals if v.src == 'bs'] +
 			['total_size'] +
-			(['total_weight'] if have_segwit else []))
+			(['total_weight'] if have_segwit else [])
+		)

 		if 'miner' in self.fnames:
 			# capturing parens must contain only ASCII chars!
@ -294,16 +301,17 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 				rb'([\x20-\x7e]{9,})',
 				rb'[/^]([a-zA-Z0-9&. #/-]{5,})',
 				rb'[/^]([_a-zA-Z0-9&. #/-]+)/',
-				rb'^\x03...\W{0,5}([\\_a-zA-Z0-9&. #/-]+)[/\\]')]
+				rb'^\x03...\W{0,5}([\\_a-zA-Z0-9&. #/-]+)[/\\]',
+			)]

-		self.block_data = namedtuple('block_data', self.fnames)
-		self.deps = {v.src for v in self.fvals}
+		self.block_data = namedtuple('block_data',self.fnames)
+		self.deps = { v.src for v in self.fvals }

-	def gen_fs(self, fnames, fill=[], fill_char='-', add_name=False):
+	def gen_fs(self,fnames,fill=[],fill_char='-',add_name=False):
 		for i in range(len(fnames)):
 			name = fnames[i]
-			ls = (' ', '')[name in self.fs_lsqueeze + self.fs_lsqueeze2]
-			rs = (' ', '')[name in self.fs_rsqueeze]
+			ls = (' ','')[name in self.fs_lsqueeze + self.fs_lsqueeze2]
+			rs = (' ','')[name in self.fs_rsqueeze]
 			if i < len(fnames) - 1 and fnames[i+1] in self.fs_lsqueeze2:
 				rs = ''
 			if i:
@ -312,52 +320,47 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 						ls = ''
 						break
 			repl = (name if add_name else '') + ':' + (fill_char if name in fill else '')
-			yield (ls + self.fields[name].fs.replace(':', repl) + rs)
+			yield (ls + self.fields[name].fs.replace(':',repl) + rs)

-	def conv_blkspec(self, arg):
-		match arg:
-			case str() if arg.lower() == 'cur':
-				return self.tip
-			case x if is_int(x):
-				match int(arg):
-					case x if x < 0:
-						die(1, f'{x}: block number must be non-negative')
-					case x if x > self.tip:
-						die(1, f'{x}: requested block height greater than current chain tip!')
-					case x:
-						return x
-			case _:
-				die(1, f'{arg}: invalid block specifier')
+	def conv_blkspec(self,arg):
+		if str(arg).lower() == 'cur':
+			return self.tip
+		elif is_int(arg):
+			if int(arg) < 0:
+				die(1,f'{arg}: block number must be non-negative')
+			elif int(arg) > self.tip:
+				die(1,f'{arg}: requested block height greater than current chain tip!')
+			else:
+				return int(arg)
+		else:
+			die(1,f'{arg}: invalid block specifier')

-	def check_nblocks(self, arg):
-		match arg:
-			case x if x <= 0:
-				die(1, 'nBlocks must be a positive integer')
-			case x if x > self.tip:
-				die(1, f'{arg}: nBlocks must be less than current chain height')
-			case _:
-				return arg
+	def check_nblocks(self,arg):
+		if arg <= 0:
+			die(1,'nBlocks must be a positive integer')
+		elif arg > self.tip:
+			die(1, f"'{arg}': nBlocks must be less than current chain height")
+		return arg

-	def parse_rangespec(self, arg):
+	def parse_rangespec(self,arg):

-		p = RangeParser(self, arg)
+		p = RangeParser(self,arg)

-		from_tip    = p.parse('from_tip')
-		first, last = (self.tip-from_tip, None) if from_tip else p.parse('abs_range')
-		add1        = p.parse('add')
-		add2        = p.parse('add')
+		from_tip   = p.parse('from_tip')
+		first,last = (self.tip-from_tip,None) if from_tip else p.parse('abs_range')
+		add1       = p.parse('add')
+		add2       = p.parse('add')
 		p.finalize()

 		if add2 and last is not None:
-			die(1, f'{arg!r}: invalid range specifier')
+			die(1,f'{arg!r}: invalid range specifier')

-		nblocks, step = (add1, add2) if last is None else (None, add1)
+		nblocks,step = (add1,add2) if last is None else (None,add1)

-		if p.debug:
-			msg(repr(self.range_data(first, last, from_tip, nblocks, step)))
+		if p.debug: msg(repr(self.range_data(first,last,from_tip,nblocks,step)))

 		if nblocks:
-			if first is None:
+			if first == None:
 				first = self.tip - nblocks + 1
 			last = first + nblocks - 1

@ -365,12 +368,12 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 		last  = self.conv_blkspec(last or first)

 		if p.debug:
-			msg(repr(self.range_data(first, last, from_tip, nblocks, step)))
+			msg(repr(self.range_data(first,last,from_tip,nblocks,step)))

 		if first > last:
-			die(1, f'{first}-{last}: invalid block range')
+			die(1,f'{first}-{last}: invalid block range')

-		return self.range_data(first, last, from_tip, nblocks, step)
+		return self.range_data(first,last,from_tip,nblocks,step)

 	async def process_blocks(self):

@ -380,7 +383,7 @@ class BlocksInfo:

 		c = self.rpc

-		heights = self.block_list or range(self.first, self.last+1)
+		heights = self.block_list or range(self.first,self.last+1)
 		self.hdrs = await get_hdrs(heights)

 		if self.block_list:
@ -389,7 +392,8 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 		else:
 			self.first_prev_hdr = (
 				self.hdrs[0] if heights[0] == 0 else
-				await c.call('getblockheader', await c.call('getblockhash', heights[0]-1)))
+				await c.call('getblockheader',await c.call('getblockhash',heights[0]-1))
+			)

 		self.t_cur = self.first_prev_hdr['time']
 		self.res = []
@ -400,16 +404,16 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 			ret = await self.process_block(self.hdrs[n])
 			self.res.append(ret)
 			if self.fnames and not self.cfg.stats_only:
-				self.output_block(ret, n)
+				self.output_block(ret,n)

-	def output_block(self, data, n):
+	def output_block(self,data,n):
 		def gen():
-			for k, v in data._asdict().items():
+			for k,v in data._asdict().items():
 				func = self.fields[k].fmt_func
 				yield self.fmt_funcs[func](v) if func else v
 		Msg(self.fs.format(*gen()))

-	async def process_block(self, hdr):
+	async def process_block(self,hdr):

 		self.t_diff = hdr['time'] - self.t_cur
 		self.t_cur  = hdr['time']
@ -417,12 +421,14 @@ class BlocksInfo:

 		blk_data = {
 			'bh': hdr,
-			'lo': {'interval': self.t_diff}}
+			'lo': { 'interval': self.t_diff }
+		}

 		if 'bs' in self.deps:
 			bs = (
 				self.genesis_stats if hdr['height'] == 0 else
-				await self.rpc.call('getblockstats', hdr['hash'], list(self.bs_keys)))
+				await self.rpc.call('getblockstats',hdr['hash'],list(self.bs_keys))
+			)
 			self.total_bytes += bs['total_size']
 			if 'total_weight' in bs:
 				self.total_weight += bs['total_weight']
@ -435,13 +441,14 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 			for v in self.fvals:
 				yield (
 					blk_data[v.src][v.key1] if v.key2 is None else
-					blk_data[v.src][v.key1][v.key2])
+					blk_data[v.src][v.key1][v.key2]
+				)

 		return self.block_data(*gen())

-	async def get_miner_string(self, H):
-		tx0 = (await self.rpc.call('getblock', H))['tx'][0]
-		bd = await self.rpc.call('getrawtransaction', tx0, 1)
+	async def get_miner_string(self,H):
+		tx0 = (await self.rpc.call('getblock',H))['tx'][0]
+		bd = await self.rpc.call('getrawtransaction',tx0,1)
 		if type(bd) == tuple:
 			return '---'
 		else:
@ -452,12 +459,13 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 				trmap_in = {
 					'\\': ' ',
 					'/': ' ',
-					',': ' '}
-				trmap = {ord(a): b for a, b in trmap_in.items()}
+					',': ' ',
+				}
+				trmap = { ord(a):b for a,b in trmap_in.items() }
 				for pat in self.miner_pats:
 					m = pat.search(cb)
 					if m:
-						return re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', m[1].decode().strip('^').translate(trmap).strip())
+						return re.sub( r'\s+', ' ', m[1].decode().strip('^').translate(trmap).strip() )
 			return ''

 	def print_header(self):
@ -471,28 +479,27 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 			yield self.fs.format(*hdr1)
 		yield self.fs.format(*hdr2)

-	def process_stats(self, sname):
-		method = getattr(self, f'create_{sname}_stats', None)
-		return self.output_stats(method() if method else self.create_stats(sname), sname)
+	def process_stats(self,sname):
+		method = getattr(self,f'create_{sname}_stats',None)
+		return self.output_stats(method() if method else self.create_stats(sname),sname)

-	def fmt_stat_item(self, fs, s):
+	def fmt_stat_item(self,fs,s):
 		return fs.format(s) if type(fs) == str else fs(s)

-	async def output_stats(self, res, sname):
+	async def output_stats(self,res,sname):

 		def gen(data):
 			for d in data:
-				match d:
-					case [a, b]:
-						yield (indent + a).format(**{k: self.fmt_stat_item(*v) for k, v in b.items()})
-					case [a, _, b, c]:
-						yield (indent + a).format(self.fmt_stat_item(b, c))
-					case str():
-						yield d
-					case _:
-						assert False, f'{d}: invalid stats data'
+				if len(d) == 2:
+					yield (indent+d[0]).format(**{k:self.fmt_stat_item(*v) for k,v in d[1].items()})
+				elif len(d) == 4:
+					yield (indent+d[0]).format(self.fmt_stat_item(d[2],d[3]))
+				elif type(d) == str:
+					yield d
+				else:
+					assert False, f'{d}: invalid stats data'

-		foo, data = await res
+		foo,data = await res
 		indent = '' if sname in self.noindent_stats else '  '
 		Msg('\n'.join(gen(data)))

@ -511,14 +518,15 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 					'range':   ('{}', self.hdrs[-1]['height'] - self.hdrs[0]['height'] + 1),
 					'elapsed': (self.t_fmt, elapsed),
 					'nBlocks': ('{}', total_blks),
-					'step':    ('{}', self.step)})
-
+					'step':    ('{}', self.step),
+				}
+			)
 			if elapsed:
-				yield ('Start:      {}',       'start_date',  self.fmt_funcs['da'], self.hdrs[0]['time'])
-				yield ('End:        {}',       'end_date',    self.fmt_funcs['da'], self.hdrs[-1]['time'])
-				yield ('Avg BDI:    {} min',   'avg_bdi',     '{:.2f}',  elapsed / nblocks / 60)
+				yield ( 'Start:      {}',       'start_date',  self.fmt_funcs['da'], self.hdrs[0]['time']  )
+				yield ( 'End:        {}',       'end_date',    self.fmt_funcs['da'], self.hdrs[-1]['time']  )
+				yield ( 'Avg BDI:    {} min',   'avg_bdi',     '{:.2f}',  elapsed / nblocks / 60 )

-		return ('range', gen())
+		return ( 'range', gen() )

 	async def create_diff_stats(self):

@ -527,25 +535,26 @@ class BlocksInfo:

 		tip_hdr = (
 			self.hdrs[-1] if self.hdrs[-1]['height'] == self.tip else
-			await c.call('getblockheader', await c.call('getblockhash', self.tip)))
+			await c.call('getblockheader',await c.call('getblockhash',self.tip))
+		)

 		min_sample_blks = 432 # ≈3 days
-		rel_hdr = await c.call('getblockheader', await c.call('getblockhash', self.tip-rel))
+		rel_hdr = await c.call('getblockheader',await c.call('getblockhash',self.tip-rel))

 		if rel >= min_sample_blks:
 			sample_blks = rel
-			bdi = (tip_hdr['time'] - rel_hdr['time']) / rel
+			bdi = ( tip_hdr['time'] - rel_hdr['time'] ) / rel
 		else:
-			sample_blks = min(min_sample_blks, self.tip)
-			start_hdr = await c.call('getblockheader', await c.call('getblockhash', self.tip-sample_blks))
-			diff_adj = Decimal(tip_hdr['difficulty']) / Decimal(start_hdr['difficulty'])
+			sample_blks = min(min_sample_blks,self.tip)
+			start_hdr = await c.call('getblockheader',await c.call('getblockhash',self.tip-sample_blks))
+			diff_adj = float(tip_hdr['difficulty'] / start_hdr['difficulty'])
 			time1 = rel_hdr['time'] - start_hdr['time']
 			time2 = tip_hdr['time'] - rel_hdr['time']
 			bdi = ((time1 * diff_adj) + time2) / sample_blks

 		rem = self.rpc.proto.diff_adjust_interval - rel

-		return ('difficulty', (
+		return ( 'difficulty', (
 			'Difficulty Statistics:',
 			('Current height:    {}', 'chain_tip', '{}', self.tip),
 			('Next diff adjust:  {next_diff_adjust} (in {blks_remaining} block%s [{time_remaining}])' % suf(rem),
@ -561,113 +570,112 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 					'sample_blks':  ('{}',     sample_blks)
 				}
 			),
-			('Cur difficulty:    {}', 'cur_diff',            '{:.2e}',  Decimal(tip_hdr['difficulty'])),
+			('Cur difficulty:    {}', 'cur_diff',            '{:.2e}',  tip_hdr['difficulty']),
 			('Est. diff adjust: {}%', 'est_diff_adjust_pct', '{:+.2f}', ((600 / bdi) - 1) * 100),
 		))

-	def sum_field_avg(self, field):
-		return self.sum_field_total(field) // len(self.res)
-
-	def sum_field_total(self, field):
-		if isinstance(getattr(self.res[0], field), str):
-			return sum(Decimal(getattr(block, field)) for block in self.res)
-		else:
-			return sum(getattr(block, field) for block in self.res)
-
 	async def create_col_avg_stats(self):
 		def gen():
 			for field in self.fnames:
 				if field in self.avg_stats_skip:
-					yield (field, ('{}', ''))
+					yield ( field, ('{}','') )
 				else:
-					ret = self.sum_field_avg(field)
+					ret = sum(getattr(block,field) for block in self.res) // len(self.res)
 					func = self.fields[field].fmt_func
-					yield (field, ((self.fmt_funcs[func] if func else '{}'), ret))
+					yield ( field, ( (self.fmt_funcs[func] if func else '{}'), ret ))
 		if not self.header_printed:
 			self.print_header()
-		fs = ''.join(self.gen_fs(self.fnames, fill=self.avg_stats_skip, add_name=True)).strip()
-		return ('column_averages', ('Column averages:', (fs, dict(gen()))))
+		fs = ''.join(self.gen_fs(self.fnames,fill=self.avg_stats_skip,add_name=True)).strip()
+		return ('column_averages', ('Column averages:', (fs, dict(gen())) ))

-	def avg_stats_data(self, data, spec_conv, spec_val):
+	def avg_stats_data(self,data,spec_conv,spec_val):
 		coin = self.rpc.proto.coin
-
 		return data(
 			hdr = 'Averages for processed blocks:',
-			func = self.sum_field_avg,
-			spec_sufs = {'subsidy': f' {coin}', 'totalfee': f' {coin}'},
+			func = lambda field: sum(getattr(block,field) for block in self.res) // len(self.res),
+			spec_sufs = { 'subsidy': f' {coin}', 'totalfee': f' {coin}' },
 			spec_convs = {
-				'interval':    spec_conv(0, lambda arg: secs_to_ms(arg)),
+				'interval':    spec_conv(0,  lambda arg: secs_to_ms(arg)),
 				'utxo_inc':    spec_conv(-1, '{:<+}'),
-				'mb_per_hour': spec_conv(0, '{}')},
+				'mb_per_hour': spec_conv(0,  '{}'),
+			},
 			spec_vals = (
 				spec_val(
 					'mb_per_hour', 'MB/hr', 'interval',
 					lambda values: 'bs' in self.deps,
 					lambda values: (
 						'{:.4f}'.format((self.total_bytes / 10000) / (self.total_solve_time / 36))
-						if self.total_solve_time else 'N/A')),
-				))
+						if self.total_solve_time else 'N/A' ),
+				),
+			)
+		)

 	mini_avg_stats_data = avg_stats_data

-	def total_stats_data(self, data, spec_conv, spec_val):
+	def total_stats_data(self,data,spec_conv,spec_val):
 		coin = self.rpc.proto.coin
 		return data(
 			hdr = 'Totals for processed blocks:',
-			func = self.sum_field_total,
-			spec_sufs = {'subsidy': f' {coin}', 'totalfee': f' {coin}', 'reward': f' {coin}'},
+			func = lambda field: sum(getattr(block,field) for block in self.res),
+			spec_sufs = { 'subsidy': f' {coin}', 'totalfee': f' {coin}', 'reward': f' {coin}' },
 			spec_convs = {
-				'interval': spec_conv(0, lambda arg: secs_to_dhms(arg)),
+				'interval': spec_conv(0,  lambda arg: secs_to_dhms(arg)),
 				'utxo_inc': spec_conv(-1, '{:<+}'),
-				'reward':   spec_conv(0, self.fmt_funcs['tf'])},
+				'reward':   spec_conv(0,  self.fmt_funcs['tf']),
+			},
 			spec_vals = (
 				spec_val(
 					'reward', 'Reward', 'totalfee',
-					lambda values: {'subsidy', 'totalfee'} <= set(values),
-					lambda values: values['subsidy'] + values['totalfee']),
-				))
+					lambda values: {'subsidy','totalfee'} <= set(values),
+					lambda values: values['subsidy'] + values['totalfee']
+				),
+			)
+		)

-	async def create_stats(self, sname):
+	async def create_stats(self,sname):

 		def convert_stats_hdr(field):
 			v = self.fields[field]
-			return '{} {}'.format(
-				v.hdr1.strip(), v.hdr2.strip()).replace('- ', '') if v.hdr1 else v.hdr2.strip()
+			return '{} {}'.format(v.hdr1.strip(), v.hdr2.strip()).replace('- ','') if v.hdr1 else v.hdr2.strip()

-		d = getattr(self, f'{sname}_stats_data')(
-			namedtuple('stats_data', ['hdr', 'func', 'spec_sufs', 'spec_convs', 'spec_vals']),
-			namedtuple('spec_conv', ['width_adj', 'conv']),
-			namedtuple('spec_val', ['name', 'lbl', 'insert_after', 'condition', 'code']))
+		d = getattr(self,f'{sname}_stats_data')(
+			namedtuple('stats_data',['hdr','func','spec_sufs','spec_convs','spec_vals']),
+			namedtuple('spec_conv',['width_adj','conv']),
+			namedtuple('spec_val',['name','lbl','insert_after','condition','code'])
+		)

 		fnames = [n for n in self.fnames if n in self.stats_deps[sname]]
-		lbls   = {n: convert_stats_hdr(n) for n in fnames}
-		values = {n: d.func(n) for n in fnames}
-		col1_w = max((len(l) for l in lbls.values()), default=0) + 2
+		lbls   = {n:convert_stats_hdr(n) for n in fnames}
+		values = {n:d.func(n) for n in fnames}
+		col1_w = max((len(l) for l in lbls.values()),default=0) + 2

 		for v in d.spec_vals:
 			if v.condition(values):
 				try:    idx = fnames.index(v.insert_after) + 1
 				except: idx = 0
-				fnames.insert(idx, v.name)
+				fnames.insert(idx,v.name)
 				lbls[v.name] = v.lbl
 				values[v.name] = v.code(values)

 		def gen():
-			for n, fname in enumerate(fnames):
+			for n,fname in enumerate(fnames):
 				spec_conv = d.spec_convs.get(fname)
 				yield (
 					'{lbl:{wid}} {{}}{suf}'.format(
 						lbl = lbls[fname] + ':',
 						wid = col1_w + (spec_conv.width_adj if spec_conv else 0),
-						suf = d.spec_sufs.get(fname) or ''),
+						suf = d.spec_sufs.get(fname) or ''
+					),
 					fname,
 					spec_conv.conv if spec_conv else (
-						(lambda x: self.fmt_funcs[x] if x else '{}')(self.fields[fname].fmt_func)),
-					values[fname])
+						(lambda x: self.fmt_funcs[x] if x else '{}')(self.fields[fname].fmt_func)
+					),
+					values[fname]
+				)

-		return (sname, (d.hdr,) + tuple(gen()))
+		return ( sname, (d.hdr,) + tuple(gen()) )

-	def process_stats_pre(self, i):
+	def process_stats_pre(self,i):
 		if (self.fnames and not self.cfg.stats_only) or i != 0:
 			Msg('')

@ -700,12 +708,13 @@ class BlocksInfo:
 		'totalfee': 0,
 		'txs': 1,
 		'utxo_increase': 1,
-		'utxo_size_inc': 117}
+		'utxo_size_inc': 117
+	}

 class JSONBlocksInfo(BlocksInfo):

-	def __init__(self, cfg, cmd_args, rpc):
-		super().__init__(cfg, cmd_args, rpc)
+	def __init__(self,cfg,cmd_args,rpc):
+		super().__init__(cfg,cmd_args,rpc)
 		if self.cfg.json_raw:
 			self.output_block = self.output_block_raw
 			self.fmt_stat_item = self.fmt_stat_item_raw
@ -716,40 +725,37 @@ class JSONBlocksInfo(BlocksInfo):
 		await super().process_blocks()
 		Msg_r(']')

-	def output_block_raw(self, data, n):
-		Msg_r((',  ', '')[n==0] + json.dumps(data._asdict(), cls=json_encoder))
+	def output_block_raw(self,data,n):
+		Msg_r( (', ','')[n==0] + json.dumps(data._asdict(),cls=json_encoder) )

-	def output_block(self, data, n):
+	def output_block(self,data,n):
 		def gen():
-			for k, v in data._asdict().items():
+			for k,v in data._asdict().items():
 				func = self.fields[k].fmt_func
-				yield (k, (self.fmt_funcs[func](v) if func else v))
-		Msg_r((', ', '')[n==0] + json.dumps(dict(gen()), cls=json_encoder))
+				yield ( k, (self.fmt_funcs[func](v) if func else v) )
+		Msg_r( (', ','')[n==0] + json.dumps(dict(gen()),cls=json_encoder) )

 	def print_header(self): pass

-	def fmt_stat_item_raw(self, fs, s):
+	def fmt_stat_item_raw(self,fs,s):
 		return s

-	async def output_stats(self, res, sname):
+	async def output_stats(self,res,sname):

 		def gen(data):
 			for d in data:
-				match d:
-					case [_, a]:
-						for k, v in a.items():
-							yield (k, self.fmt_stat_item(*v))
-					case [_, a, b, c]:
-						yield (a, self.fmt_stat_item(b, c))
-					case str():
-						pass
-					case _:
-						assert False, f'{d}: invalid stats data'
+				if len(d) == 2:
+					for k,v in d[1].items():
+						yield (k,self.fmt_stat_item(*v))
+				elif len(d) == 4:
+					yield (d[1],self.fmt_stat_item(d[2],d[3]))
+				elif type(d) != str:
+					assert False, f'{d}: invalid stats data'

-		varname, data = await res
-		Msg_r(', "{}_data": {}'.format(varname, json.dumps(dict(gen(data)), cls=json_encoder)))
+		varname,data = await res
+		Msg_r(', "{}_data": {}'.format( varname, json.dumps(dict(gen(data)),cls=json_encoder) ))

-	def process_stats_pre(self, i): pass
+	def process_stats_pre(self,i): pass

 	def finalize_output(self):
 		Msg('}')
--- a/mmgen_node_tools/PeerBlocks.py
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/PeerBlocks.py
@ -14,66 +14,66 @@ mmgen_node_tools.PeerBlocks: List blocks in flight, disconnect stalling nodes

 import asyncio
 from collections import namedtuple
-from mmgen.util import msg, msg_r, is_int
-from mmgen.term import get_term, get_terminal_size, get_char
+from mmgen.util import msg,msg_r,is_int
+from mmgen.term import get_term,get_terminal_size,get_char
 from mmgen.ui import line_input
 from .PollDisplay import PollDisplay

-RED, RESET = ('\033[31m', '\033[0m')
-COLORS = ['\033[38;5;%s;1m' % c for c in list(range(247, 256)) + [231]]
-ERASE_ALL, CUR_HOME = ('\033[J', '\033[H')
-CUR_HIDE, CUR_SHOW = ('\033[?25l', '\033[?25h')
+RED,RESET = ('\033[31m','\033[0m')
+COLORS = ['\033[38;5;%s;1m' % c for c in list(range(247,256)) + [231]]
+ERASE_ALL,CUR_HOME = ('\033[J','\033[H')
+CUR_HIDE,CUR_SHOW = ('\033[?25l','\033[?25h')
 term = None

 class Display(PollDisplay):

 	poll_secs = 2

-	def __init__(self, cfg):
+	def __init__(self,cfg):

 		super().__init__(cfg)

-		global term, term_width
+		global term,term_width
 		if not term:
 			term = get_term()
 			term.init(noecho=True)
 			term_width = self.cfg.columns or get_terminal_size().width
 			msg_r(CUR_HOME+ERASE_ALL+CUR_HOME)

-	async def get_info(self, rpc):
+	async def get_info(self,rpc):
 		return await rpc.call('getpeerinfo')

-	def display(self, count):
+	def display(self,count):
 		msg_r(
 			CUR_HOME
 			+ (ERASE_ALL if count == 1 else '')
 			+ 'CONNECTED PEERS ({a}) {b} - poll {c}'.format(
 				a = len(self.info),
 				b = self.desc,
-				c = count).ljust(term_width)[:term_width]
+				c = count ).ljust(term_width)[:term_width]
 			+ '\n'
 			+ ('\n'.join(self.gen_display()) + '\n' if self.info else '')
 			+ ERASE_ALL
 			+ f"Type a peer number to disconnect, 'q' to quit, or any other key for {self.other_desc} display:"
-			+ '\b')
+			+ '\b' )

-	async def disconnect_node(self, rpc, addr):
-		return await rpc.call('disconnectnode', addr)
+	async def disconnect_node(self,rpc,addr):
+		return await rpc.call('disconnectnode',addr)

 	def get_input(self):
-		s = get_char(immed_chars='q0123456789', prehold_protect=False, num_bytes=1)
+		s = get_char(immed_chars='q0123456789',prehold_protect=False,num_bytes=1)
 		if not is_int(s):
 			return s
 		with self.info_lock:
 			msg('')
 			term.reset()
 			# readline required for correct operation here; without it, user must re-type first digit
-			ret = line_input(self.cfg, 'peer number> ', insert_txt=s, hold_protect=False)
+			ret = line_input( self.cfg, 'peer number> ', insert_txt=s, hold_protect=False )
 			term.init(noecho=True)
 			self.enable_display = False # prevent display from updating before process_input()
 			return ret

-	async def process_input(self, rpc):
+	async def process_input(self,rpc):

 		ids = tuple(str(i['id']) for i in self.info)
 		ret = False
@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class Display(PollDisplay):
 			from mmgen.exception import RPCFailure
 			addr = self.info[ids.index(self.input)]['addr']
 			try:
-				await self.disconnect_node(rpc, addr)
+				await self.disconnect_node(rpc,addr)
 			except RPCFailure:
 				msg_r(f'Unable to disconnect peer {self.input} ({addr})')
 			else:
@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ class BlocksDisplay(Display):

 	def gen_display(self):

-		pd = namedtuple('peer_data', ['id', 'blks_data', 'blks_width'])
-		bd = namedtuple('block_datum', ['num', 'disp'])
+		pd = namedtuple('peer_data',['id','blks_data','blks_width'])
+		bd = namedtuple('block_datum',['num','disp'])

 		def gen_block_data():
 			global min_height
@ -114,15 +114,15 @@ class BlocksDisplay(Display):
 			for d in self.info:
 				if d.get('inflight'):
 					blocks = d['inflight']
-					min_height = min(blocks) if not min_height else min(min_height, min(blocks))
-					line = ' '.join(map(str, blocks))[:blks_field_width]
+					min_height = min(blocks) if not min_height else min(min_height,min(blocks))
+					line = ' '.join(map(str,blocks))[:blks_field_width]
 					blocks_disp = line.split()
 					yield pd(
 						d['id'],
-						[bd(blocks[i], blocks_disp[i]) for i in range(len(blocks_disp))],
-						len(line))
+						[bd(blocks[i],blocks_disp[i]) for i in range(len(blocks_disp))],
+						len(line) )
 				else:
-					yield pd(d['id'], [], 0)
+					yield pd(d['id'],[],0)

 		def gen_line(peer_data):
 			for blk in peer_data.blks_data:
@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class BlocksDisplay(Display):
 		for peer_data in tuple(gen_block_data()):
 			yield fs.format(
 				peer_data.id,
-				' '.join(gen_line(peer_data)) + ' ' * (blks_field_width - peer_data.blks_width))
+				' '.join(gen_line(peer_data)) + ' ' * (blks_field_width - peer_data.blks_width) )

 class PeersDisplay(Display):

@ -152,4 +152,5 @@ class PeersDisplay(Display):
 				A = id_width,
 				b = d['addr'],
 				B = addr_width,
-				c = d['subver']).ljust(term_width)[:term_width]
+				c = d['subver']
+			).ljust(term_width)[:term_width]
--- a/mmgen_node_tools/PollDisplay.py
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/PollDisplay.py
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 mmgen_node_tools.PollDisplay: update and display RPC data; get input from user
 """

-import sys, threading
+import sys,threading
 from mmgen.util import msg
 from mmgen.term import get_char

@ -22,18 +22,18 @@ class PollDisplay:
 	input = None
 	poll_secs = 1

-	def __init__(self, cfg):
+	def __init__(self,cfg):
 		self.cfg = cfg
 		self.info_lock = threading.Lock() # self.info accessed by 2 threads
 		self.display_kill_flag = threading.Event()

 	def get_input(self):
-		return get_char(immed_chars='q', prehold_protect=False, num_bytes=1)
+		return get_char(immed_chars='q',prehold_protect=False,num_bytes=1)

-	async def process_input(self, rpc):
+	async def process_input(self,rpc):
 		return True

-	async def run(self, rpc):
+	async def run(self,rpc):

 		async def do_display():
 			with self.info_lock:
@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class PollDisplay:
 				count += 1

 		async def process_input():
-			if self.input is None:
+			if self.input == None:
 				sys.exit(1)
 			elif self.input == 'q':
 				msg('')
@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class PollDisplay:
 			self.display_kill_flag.set()

 		while True:
-			threading.Thread(target=get_input, daemon=True).start()
+			threading.Thread(target=get_input,daemon=True).start()
 			await do_display()
 			if await process_input():
 				break
--- a/mmgen_node_tools/Sound.py
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/Sound.py
@ -19,28 +19,28 @@
 mmgen_node_tools.Sound: audio-related functions for MMGen node tools
 """

-import sys, os, time
+import sys,os,time

 from mmgen.util import die

 from mmgen_node_tools.Util import do_system

 _alsa_config_file = '/tmp/alsa-config-' + os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
-_dvols = {'Master': 78, 'Speaker': 78, 'Headphone': 15, 'PCM': 190}
+_dvols = { 'Master': 78, 'Speaker': 78, 'Headphone': 15, 'PCM': 190 }

 def timespec2secs(ts):
 	import re
-	mul = {'s': 1, 'm': 60, 'h': 60*60, 'd': 60*60*24}
+	mul = { 's': 1, 'm': 60, 'h': 60*60, 'd': 60*60*24 }
 	pat = r'^([0-9]+)([smhd]*)$'
-	m = re.match(pat, ts)
-	if m is None:
+	m = re.match(pat,ts)
+	if m == None:
 		die(2,"'%s': invalid time specifier" % ts)
-	a, b = m.groups()
+	a,b = m.groups()
 	return int(a) * (mul[b] if b else 1)

 def parse_repeat_spec(rs):
-	return [(timespec2secs(i), timespec2secs(j))
-		for i, j in [a.split(':') for a in rs.split(',')]]
+	return [(timespec2secs(i),timespec2secs(j))
+				for i,j in [a.split(':') for a in rs.split(',')]]

 def init_sound():
 	def _restore_sound():
@ -51,33 +51,33 @@ def init_sound():
 	atexit.register(_restore_sound)
 	do_system('sudo alsactl store -f ' + _alsa_config_file)

-def play_sound(fn, vol, repeat_spec='', remote_host='', kill_flg=None, testing=False):
+def play_sound(fn,vol,repeat_spec='',remote_host='',kill_flg=None,testing=False):
 	if not remote_host:
 		do_system('sudo alsactl store -f ' + _alsa_config_file)
-		for k in 'Master', 'Speaker', 'Headphone':
-			do_system(('sudo amixer -q set %s on' % k), testing)
+		for k in 'Master','Speaker','Headphone':
+			do_system(('sudo amixer -q set %s on' % k),testing)
 #		do_system('amixer -q set Headphone off')

-		vols = dict([(k, int(_dvols[k] * float(vol) / 100)) for k in _dvols])
+		vols = dict([(k,int(_dvols[k] * float(vol) / 100)) for k in _dvols])
 		for k in vols:
-			do_system('sudo amixer -q set %s %s' % (k, vols[k]), testing)
+			do_system('sudo amixer -q set %s %s' % (k,vols[k]),testing)

 	fn = os.path.expanduser(fn)
 	cmd = (
 		'aplay -q %s' % fn,
-		'ssh %s mmnode-play-sound -v%d %s' % (remote_host, vol, fn)
+		'ssh %s mmnode-play-sound -v%d %s' % (remote_host,vol,fn)
 	)[bool(remote_host)]

 	if repeat_spec and kill_flg:
-		for interval, duration in parse_repeat_spec(repeat_spec):
+		for interval,duration in parse_repeat_spec(repeat_spec):
 			start = time.time()
 			while time.time() < start + duration:
-				do_system(cmd, testing)
+				do_system(cmd,testing)
 				if kill_flg.wait(interval):
 					if not remote_host:
 						do_system('sudo alsactl restore -f ' + _alsa_config_file)
 					return
 	else: # Play once
-		do_system(cmd, testing)
+		do_system(cmd,testing)
 		if not remote_host:
 			do_system('sudo alsactl restore -f ' + _alsa_config_file)
--- a/mmgen_node_tools/Ticker.py
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/Ticker.py
--- a/mmgen_node_tools/Util.py
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/Util.py
@ -20,53 +20,55 @@ mmgen_node_tools.Util: utility functions for MMGen node tools
 """

 import time
+from mmgen.util import suf

-def get_hms(t=None, utc=False, no_secs=False):
+def get_hms(t=None,utc=False,no_secs=False):
 	secs = t or time.time()
-	ret = (time.localtime, time.gmtime)[utc](secs)
-	fs, n = (('{:02}:{:02}:{:02}', 6), ('{:02}:{:02}', 5))[no_secs]
+	ret = (time.localtime,time.gmtime)[utc](secs)
+	fs,n = (('{:02}:{:02}:{:02}',6),('{:02}:{:02}',5))[no_secs]
 	return fs.format(*ret[3:n])

-def get_day_hms(t=None, utc=False):
+def get_day_hms(t=None,utc=False):
 	secs = t or time.time()
-	ret = (time.localtime, time.gmtime)[utc](secs)
+	ret = (time.localtime,time.gmtime)[utc](secs)
 	return '{:04}-{:02}-{:02} {:02}:{:02}:{:02}'.format(*ret[0:6])

-def do_system(cmd, testing=False, shell=False):
+def do_system(cmd,testing=False,shell=False):
 	if testing:
 		from mmgen.util import msg
 		msg("Would execute: '%s'" % cmd)
 		return True
 	else:
 		import subprocess
-		return subprocess.call((cmd if shell else cmd.split()), shell, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+		return subprocess.call((cmd if shell else cmd.split()),shell,stderr=subprocess.PIPE)

-def get_url(url, gzip_ok=False, proxy=None, timeout=60, verbose=False, debug=False):
+def get_url(url,gzip_ok=False,proxy=None,timeout=60,verbose=False,debug=False):
 	if debug:
 		print('get_url():')
 		print('  url', url)
-		print('  gzip_ok:', gzip_ok, 'proxy:', proxy, 'timeout:', timeout, 'verbose:', verbose)
-	import pycurl, io
+		print('  gzip_ok:',gzip_ok, 'proxy:',proxy, 'timeout:',timeout, 'verbose:',verbose)
+	import pycurl,io
 	c = pycurl.Curl()
 	c_out = io.StringIO()
-	c.setopt(pycurl.WRITEFUNCTION, c_out.write)
-	c.setopt(pycurl.TIMEOUT, timeout)
-	c.setopt(pycurl.FOLLOWLOCATION, True)
-	c.setopt(pycurl.COOKIEFILE, '')
-	c.setopt(pycurl.VERBOSE, verbose)
+	c.setopt(pycurl.WRITEFUNCTION,c_out.write)
+	c.setopt(pycurl.TIMEOUT,timeout)
+	c.setopt(pycurl.FOLLOWLOCATION,True)
+	c.setopt(pycurl.COOKIEFILE,'')
+	c.setopt(pycurl.VERBOSE,verbose)
 	if gzip_ok:
-		c.setopt(pycurl.USERAGENT, 'Lynx/2.8.9dev.8 libwww-FM/2.14 SSL-MM/1.4.1 GNUTLS/3.4.9')
+		c.setopt(pycurl.USERAGENT,'Lynx/2.8.9dev.8 libwww-FM/2.14 SSL-MM/1.4.1 GNUTLS/3.4.9')
 		c.setopt(pycurl.HTTPHEADER, [
 	'Accept: text/html, text/plain, text/sgml, text/css, application/xhtml+xml, */*;q=0.01',
 	'Accept-Encoding: gzip',
-	'Accept-Language: en'])
+	'Accept-Language: en']
+		)
 	if proxy:
-		c.setopt(pycurl.PROXY, proxy)
-	c.setopt(pycurl.URL, url)
+		c.setopt(pycurl.PROXY,proxy)
+	c.setopt(pycurl.URL,url)
 	c.perform()
 	text = c_out.getvalue()
 	if text[:2] == '\x1f\x8b': # gzip magic number
-		c_out.seek(0, 0)
+		c_out.seek(0,0)
 		import gzip
 		with gzip.GzipFile(fileobj=c_out) as f:
 			text = f.read()
@ -102,19 +104,20 @@ big_digits = {
 """
 }

-_bnums_c, _bpunc_c = [[l.strip('\n') + ' ' * (big_digits[m]*big_digits['n'])
+_bnums_c,_bpunc_c = [[l.strip('\n') + ' ' * (big_digits[m]*big_digits['n'])
 	for l in big_digits[k][1:].split('\n')]
-		for k, m in (('nums', 'w'), ('punc', 'pw'))]
+		for k,m in (('nums','w'),('punc','pw'))]

-_bnums_n, _bpunc_n = [[[l[0+(j*w):w+(j*w)] for l in i]
-	for j in range(big_digits[n])] for n, w, i in
-		(('n', big_digits['w'], _bnums_c), ('pn', big_digits['pw'], _bpunc_c))]
+_bnums_n,_bpunc_n = [[[l[0+(j*w):w+(j*w)] for l in i]
+					for j in range(big_digits[n])] for n,w,i in
+						(('n',big_digits['w'],_bnums_c),('pn',big_digits['pw'],_bpunc_c))]

-def display_big_digits(s, pre='', suf=''):
-	s = [int((d, 10, 11)[(d in '.:')+(d==':')]) for d in s]
+def display_big_digits(s,pre='',suf=''):
+	s = [int((d,10,11)[(d in '.:')+(d==':')]) for d in s]
 	return pre + ('\n'+pre).join(
-		[''.join([(_bnums_n+_bpunc_n)[d][l] for d in s]) + suf for l in range(big_digits['h'])])
+		[''.join([(_bnums_n+_bpunc_n)[d][l] for d in s]) + suf for l in range(big_digits['h'])]
+	)

 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	num = '2345.17'
-	print(display_big_digits(num, pre='+ ', suf='  +'))
+	print(display_big_digits(num,pre='+ ',suf='  +'))
--- a/mmgen_node_tools/data/ticker-portfolio.yaml
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/data/ticker-portfolio.yaml
@ -3,12 +3,4 @@
 # Invoke `mmnode-ticker --list-ids` for a full list of supported asset IDs.
 btc-bitcoin:  '1.23456789'
 eth-ethereum: '2.3456789012'
-xmr-monero:   '4.567890123456'
-
-# Nested values are supported. Values for each asset will be summed.
-wallet2:
-  btc-bitcoin:  '0.12345678'
-  ltc-litecoin: '1.23456789'
-
-exchange1:
-  xmr-monero:  '12.345678901234'
+xmr-monero:   '4.5678901234'
--- a/mmgen_node_tools/data/version
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/data/version
@ -1 +1 @@
-3.6.dev12
+3.4.0
--- a/mmgen_node_tools/main_addrbal.py
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/main_addrbal.py
@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ mmnode-addrbal: Get balances for arbitrary addresses in the blockchain

 import sys

-from mmgen.obj import CoinTxID
+from mmgen.obj import CoinTxID,Int
 from mmgen.cfg import Config
-from mmgen.util import msg, Msg, die, suf, make_timestr, async_run
+from mmgen.util import msg,Msg,die,suf,make_timestr,async_run
 from mmgen.color import red

 opts_data = {
@ -32,39 +32,40 @@ opts_data = {
 	}
 }

-def do_output(proto, addr_data, blk_hdrs):
+def do_output(proto,addr_data,blk_hdrs):

 	col1w = len(str(len(addr_data)))
 	indent = ' ' * (col1w + 2)

-	for n, (addr, unspents) in enumerate(addr_data.items(), 1):
-		Msg(f'\n{n:{col1w}}) Address: {addr.hl(addr.view_pref)}')
+	for n,(addr,unspents) in enumerate(addr_data.items(),1):
+		Msg(f'\n{n:{col1w}}) Address: {addr.hl()}')

 		if unspents:
-			heights = {u['height'] for u in unspents}
+			heights = { u['height'] for u in unspents }
 			Msg('{}Balance: {}'.format(
 				indent,
-				sum(proto.coin_amt(u['amount']) for u in unspents).hl3(unit=True, fs='{:,}'))),
+				proto.coin_amt(sum(u['amount'] for u in unspents)).hl2(unit=True,fs='{:,}') )),
 			Msg('{}{} unspent output{} in {} block{}'.format(
 				indent,
 				red(str(len(unspents))),
 				suf(unspents),
 				red(str(len(heights))),
-				suf(heights)))
+				suf(heights) ))
 			blk_w = len(str(unspents[-1]['height']))
-			fs = '%s{:%s} {:19} {:64} {:4} {}' % (indent, max(5, blk_w))
-			Msg(fs.format('Block', 'Date', 'TxID', 'Vout', '   Amount'))
+			fs = '%s{:%s} {:19} {:64} {:4} {}' % (indent,max(5,blk_w))
+			Msg(fs.format('Block','Date','TxID','Vout','   Amount'))
 			for u in unspents:
 				Msg(fs.format(
 					u['height'],
-					make_timestr(blk_hdrs[u['height']]['time']),
+					make_timestr( blk_hdrs[u['height']]['time'] ),
 					CoinTxID(u['txid']).hl(),
 					red(str(u['vout']).rjust(4)),
-					proto.coin_amt(u['amount']).fmt(6, color=True, prec=8)))
+					proto.coin_amt(u['amount']).fmt(color=True,iwidth=6,prec=8)
+				))
 		else:
 			Msg(f'{indent}No balance')

-def do_output_tabular(proto, addr_data, blk_hdrs):
+def do_output_tabular(proto,addr_data,blk_hdrs):

 	col1w = len(str(len(addr_data))) + 1
 	max_addrw = max(len(addr) for addr in addr_data)
@ -74,9 +75,9 @@ def do_output_tabular(proto, addr_data, blk_hdrs):
 	lb_w = max(len(h) for h in lb_heights)

 	fs = (
-		' {n:>%s} {a} {u} {b:>%s} {t:19}  {B:>%s} {T:19} {A}' % (col1w, max(5, fb_w), max(4, lb_w))
+		' {n:>%s} {a} {u} {b:>%s} {t:19}  {B:>%s} {T:19} {A}' % (col1w,max(5,fb_w),max(4,lb_w))
 			if cfg.first_block else
-		' {n:>%s} {a} {u} {B:>%s} {T:19} {A}' % (col1w, max(4, lb_w)))
+		' {n:>%s} {a} {u} {B:>%s} {T:19} {A}' % (col1w,max(4,lb_w)) )

 	Msg('\n' + fs.format(
 		n = '',
@ -86,85 +87,86 @@ def do_output_tabular(proto, addr_data, blk_hdrs):
 		t = 'Block',
 		B = 'Last',
 		T = 'Block',
-		A = '     Amount'))
+		A = '     Amount' ))

-	for n, (addr, unspents) in enumerate(addr_data.items(), 1):
+	for n,(addr,unspents) in enumerate(addr_data.items(),1):
 		if unspents:
 			Msg(fs.format(
 				n = str(n) + ')',
-				a = addr.fmt(addr.view_pref, max_addrw, color=True),
+				a = addr.fmt(width=max_addrw,color=True),
 				u = red(str(len(unspents)).rjust(5)),
 				b = unspents[0]['height'],
-				t = make_timestr(blk_hdrs[unspents[0]['height']]['time']),
+				t = make_timestr( blk_hdrs[unspents[0]['height']]['time'] ),
 				B = unspents[-1]['height'],
-				T = make_timestr(blk_hdrs[unspents[-1]['height']]['time']),
-				A = sum(proto.coin_amt(u['amount']) for u in unspents).fmt(7, color=True, prec=8)))
+				T = make_timestr( blk_hdrs[unspents[-1]['height']]['time'] ),
+				A = proto.coin_amt(sum(u['amount'] for u in unspents)).fmt(color=True,iwidth=7,prec=8)
+			))
 		else:
 			Msg(fs.format(
 				n = str(n) + ')',
-				a = addr.fmt(addr.view_pref, max_addrw, color=True),
+				a = addr.fmt(width=max_addrw,color=True),
 				u = '    -',
 				b = '-',
 				t = '',
 				B = '-',
 				T = '',
-				A = '     -'))
+				A = '     -' ))

 async def main(req_addrs):

 	proto = cfg._proto

 	from mmgen.addr import CoinAddr
-	addrs = [CoinAddr(proto, addr) for addr in req_addrs]
+	addrs = [CoinAddr(proto,addr) for addr in req_addrs]

 	from mmgen.rpc import rpc_init
-	rpc = await rpc_init(cfg, ignore_wallet=True)
+	rpc = await rpc_init(cfg,ignore_wallet=True)

 	height = await rpc.call('getblockcount')
 	Msg(f'{proto.coin} {proto.network.upper()} [height {height}]')

 	from mmgen.proto.btc.misc import scantxoutset
-	res = await scantxoutset(cfg, rpc, [f'addr({addr})' for addr in addrs])
+	res = await scantxoutset( cfg, rpc, [f'addr({addr})' for addr in addrs] )

 	if not res['success']:
-		die(1, 'UTXO scanning failed or was interrupted')
+		die(1,'UTXO scanning failed or was interrupted')
 	elif not res['unspents']:
 		msg('Address has no balance' if len(addrs) == 1 else
-			'Addresses have no balances')
+			'Addresses have no balances' )
 	else:
 		addr_data = {k:[] for k in addrs}

 		if 'desc' in res['unspents'][0]:
 			import re
-			for unspent in sorted(res['unspents'], key=lambda x: x['height']):
-				addr = re.match('addr\((.*?)\)', unspent['desc'])[1]
+			for unspent in sorted(res['unspents'],key=lambda x: x['height']):
+				addr = re.match('addr\((.*?)\)',unspent['desc'])[1]
 				addr_data[addr].append(unspent)
 		else:
-			from mmgen.proto.btc.tx.base import decodeScriptPubKey
-			for unspent in sorted(res['unspents'], key=lambda x: x['height']):
-				ds = decodeScriptPubKey(proto, unspent['scriptPubKey'])
-				addr_data[ds.addr].append(unspent)
+			from mmgen.proto.btc.tx.base import scriptPubKey2addr
+			for unspent in sorted(res['unspents'],key=lambda x: x['height']):
+				addr = scriptPubKey2addr( proto, unspent['scriptPubKey'] )[0]
+				addr_data[addr].append(unspent)

 		good_addrs = len([v for v in addr_data.values() if v])

 		Msg('Total: {} in {} address{}'.format(
-			proto.coin_amt(res['total_amount']).hl3(unit=True, fs='{:,}'),
+			proto.coin_amt(res['total_amount']).hl2(unit=True,fs='{:,}'),
 			red(str(good_addrs)),
-			suf(good_addrs, 'es')))
+			suf(good_addrs,'es')
+		))

 		blk_heights = {i['height'] for i in res['unspents']}
 		blk_hashes = await rpc.batch_call('getblockhash', [(h,) for h in blk_heights])
 		blk_hdrs = await rpc.batch_call('getblockheader', [(H,) for H in blk_hashes])

-		(do_output_tabular if cfg.tabular else do_output)(
-			proto, addr_data, dict(zip(blk_heights, blk_hdrs)))
+		(do_output_tabular if cfg.tabular else do_output)( proto, addr_data, dict(zip(blk_heights,blk_hdrs)) )

-cfg = Config(opts_data=opts_data, init_opts={'rpc_backend': 'aiohttp'})
+cfg = Config( opts_data=opts_data, init_opts={'rpc_backend':'aiohttp'} )

 if len(cfg._args) < 1:
-	die(1, 'This command requires at least one coin address argument')
+	die(1,'This command requires at least one coin address argument')

 try:
-	async_run(cfg, main, args=[cfg._args])
+	async_run(main(cfg._args))
 except KeyboardInterrupt:
 	sys.stderr.write('\n')
--- a/mmgen_node_tools/main_blocks_info.py
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/main_blocks_info.py
@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 mmnode-blocks-info: Display information about a block or range of blocks
 """

-from mmgen.cfg import gc, Config
-from mmgen.util import async_run, fmt_list
-from .BlocksInfo import BlocksInfo, JSONBlocksInfo
+from mmgen.cfg import gc,Config
+from mmgen.util import async_run,fmt_list
+from .BlocksInfo import BlocksInfo,JSONBlocksInfo

 opts_data = {
 	'sets': [
@ -145,13 +145,14 @@ EXAMPLES:
    $ {p} --rpc-backend=aio -H +1000

 This program requires a txindex-enabled daemon for correct operation.
-"""},
+""" },
 	'code': {
-		'notes': lambda cfg, proto, s: s.format(
+		'notes': lambda cfg,proto,s: s.format(
 			I = proto.diff_adjust_interval,
-			F = fmt_list(BlocksInfo.fields, fmt='bare'),
-			S = fmt_list(BlocksInfo.all_stats, fmt='bare'),
-			p = gc.prog_name)
+			F = fmt_list(BlocksInfo.fields,fmt='bare'),
+			S = fmt_list(BlocksInfo.all_stats,fmt='bare'),
+			p = gc.prog_name,
+		)
 	}
 }

@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ async def main():

 	cls = JSONBlocksInfo if cfg.json else BlocksInfo

-	m = cls(cfg, cfg._args, await rpc_init(cfg, ignore_wallet=True))
+	m = cls( cfg, cfg._args, await rpc_init(cfg,ignore_wallet=True) )

 	if m.fnames and not cfg.no_header:
 		m.print_header()
@ -171,10 +172,10 @@ async def main():
 	await m.process_blocks()

 	if m.last:
-		for i, sname in enumerate(m.stats):
+		for i,sname in enumerate(m.stats):
 			m.process_stats_pre(i)
 			await m.process_stats(sname)

 	m.finalize_output()

-async_run(cfg, main)
+async_run(main())
--- a/mmgen_node_tools/main_feeview.py
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/main_feeview.py
@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ mmnode-feeview: Visualize the fee structure of a node’s mempool
 """

 from mmgen.cfg import Config
-from mmgen.util import async_run, die, fmt, make_timestr, check_int_between
-from mmgen.util2 import int2bytespec, parse_bytespec
+from mmgen.util import async_run,die,fmt,make_timestr,check_int_between
+from mmgen.util2 import int2bytespec,parse_bytespec

-min_prec, max_prec, dfl_prec = (0, 6, 4)
+min_prec,max_prec,dfl_prec = (0,6,4)
 fee_brackets = [
 	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
 	8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18,
@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ fee_brackets = [

 opts_data = {
 	'sets': [
-		('detail', True, 'ranges', True),
-		('detail', True, 'show_mb_col', True),
-		('detail', True, 'precision', 6),
+		('detail',True,'ranges',True),
+		('detail',True,'show_mb_col',True),
+		('detail',True,'precision',6),
 	],
 	'text': {
 		'desc': 'Visualize the fee structure of a node’s mempool',
@ -83,37 +83,37 @@ cfg = Config(opts_data=opts_data)

 if cfg.ignore_below:
 	if cfg.show_empty:
-		die(1, 'Conflicting options: --ignore-below, --show-empty')
+		die(1,'Conflicting options: --ignore-below, --show-empty')
 	ignore_below = parse_bytespec(cfg.ignore_below)

 precision = (
-	check_int_between(cfg.precision, min_prec, max_prec, desc='--precision arg')
-	if cfg.precision else dfl_prec)
+	check_int_between(cfg.precision,min_prec,max_prec,'--precision arg')
+	if cfg.precision else dfl_prec )

 from mmgen.term import get_terminal_size
 width = cfg.columns or get_terminal_size().width

 class fee_bracket:
-	def __init__(self, top, bottom):
+	def __init__(self,top,bottom):
 		self.top = top
 		self.bottom = bottom
 		self.tx_bytes = 0
 		self.tx_bytes_cum = 0
 		self.skip = False

-def log(data, fn):
+def log(data,fn):
 	import json
-	from mmgen.rpc.util import json_encoder
+	from mmgen.rpc import json_encoder
 	from mmgen.fileutil import write_data_to_file
 	write_data_to_file(
 		cfg     = cfg,
 		outfile = fn,
-		data = json.dumps(data, cls=json_encoder, sort_keys=True, indent=4),
+		data = json.dumps(data,cls=json_encoder,sort_keys=True,indent=4),
 		desc = 'mempool',
-		ask_overwrite = False)
+		ask_overwrite = False )

-def create_data(coin_amt, mempool):
-	out = [fee_bracket(fee_brackets[i], fee_brackets[i-1] if i else 0) for i in range(len(fee_brackets))]
+def create_data(coin_amt,mempool):
+	out = [fee_bracket(fee_brackets[i],fee_brackets[i-1] if i else 0) for i in range(len(fee_brackets))]

 	# populate fee brackets:
 	size_key = 'size' if proto.coin == 'BCH' else 'vsize'
@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def create_data(coin_amt, mempool):

 	return out

-def gen_header(host, mempool, blockcount):
+def gen_header(host,mempool,blockcount):

 	yield fmt(f"""
 		Mempool Fee Structure
@ -159,26 +159,27 @@ def gen_header(host, mempool, blockcount):
 	elif cfg.ignore_below:
 		yield 'Ignoring fee brackets with less than {:,} bytes ({})'.format(
 				ignore_below,
-				int2bytespec(ignore_below, 'MB', '0.6', strip=True, add_space=True))
+				int2bytespec(ignore_below,'MB','0.6',strip=True,add_space=True),
+			)

 	if cfg.include_current:
 		yield 'Including transactions in current fee bracket in Total MB amounts'

 def fmt_mb(n):
-	return int2bytespec(n, 'MB', f'0.{precision}', print_sym=False)
+	return int2bytespec(n,'MB',f'0.{precision}',print_sym=False)

 def gen_body(data):
-	tx_bytes_max = max((i.tx_bytes for i in data), default=0)
-	top_max = max((i.top for i in data), default=0)
-	bot_max = max((i.bottom for i in data), default=0)
-	col1_w = max(len(f'{bot_max}-{top_max}') if cfg.ranges else len(f'{top_max}'), 6)
+	tx_bytes_max = max((i.tx_bytes for i in data),default=0)
+	top_max = max((i.top for i in data),default=0)
+	bot_max = max((i.bottom for i in data),default=0)
+	col1_w = max(len(f'{bot_max}-{top_max}') if cfg.ranges else len(f'{top_max}'),6)
 	col2_w = len(fmt_mb(tx_bytes_max)) if cfg.show_mb_col else 0
 	col3_w = len(fmt_mb(data[-1].tx_bytes_cum)) if data else 0
 	col4_w = width - col1_w - col2_w - col3_w - (4 if col2_w else 3)
 	if cfg.show_mb_col:
-		fs = '{a:<%i} {b:>%i} {c:>%i} {d}' % (col1_w, col2_w, col3_w)
+		fs = '{a:<%i} {b:>%i} {c:>%i} {d}' % (col1_w,col2_w,col3_w)
 	else:
-		fs = '{a:<%i} {c:>%i} {d}' % (col1_w, col3_w)
+		fs = '{a:<%i} {c:>%i} {d}' % (col1_w,col3_w)

 	yield fs.format(a='',      b='',                  c=f'{"Total":<{col3_w}}', d='')
 	yield fs.format(a='sat/B', b=f'{"MB":<{col2_w}}', c=f'{"MB":<{col3_w}}',    d='')
@ -187,16 +188,16 @@ def gen_body(data):
 		if not i.skip:
 			cum_bytes = i.tx_bytes_cum + i.tx_bytes if cfg.include_current else i.tx_bytes_cum
 			yield fs.format(
-				a = '{}-{}'.format(i.bottom, i.top) if cfg.ranges else i.top,
+				a = '{}-{}'.format(i.bottom,i.top) if cfg.ranges else i.top,
 				b = fmt_mb(i.tx_bytes),
 				c = fmt_mb(cum_bytes),
-				d = '-' * int(col4_w * (i.tx_bytes / tx_bytes_max)))
+				d = '-' * int(col4_w * ( i.tx_bytes / tx_bytes_max )) )

 	yield fs.format(
 		a = 'TOTAL',
 		b = '',
 		c = fmt_mb(data[-1].tx_bytes_cum + data[-1].tx_bytes if data else 0),
-		d = '')
+		d = '' )

 async def main():

@ -204,19 +205,19 @@ async def main():
 	proto = cfg._proto

 	from mmgen.rpc import rpc_init
-	c = await rpc_init(cfg, ignore_wallet=True)
+	c = await rpc_init(cfg,ignore_wallet=True)

-	mempool = await c.call('getrawmempool', True)
+	mempool = await c.call('getrawmempool',True)

 	if cfg.log:
-		log(mempool, 'mempool.json')
+		log(mempool,'mempool.json')

-	data = create_data(proto.coin_amt, mempool)
+	data = create_data(proto.coin_amt,mempool)
 	cfg._util.stdout_or_pager(
 		'\n'.join(gen_header(
 			c.host,
 			mempool,
-			await c.call('getblockcount'))) + '\n\n' +
-		'\n'.join(gen_body(data)) + '\n')
+			await c.call('getblockcount') )) + '\n\n' +
+		'\n'.join(gen_body(data)) + '\n' )

-async_run(cfg, main)
+async_run(main())
--- a/mmgen_node_tools/main_halving_calculator.py
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/main_halving_calculator.py
@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ mmnode-halving-calculator: Estimate date(s) of future block subsidy halving(s)
 """

 import time
+from decimal import Decimal

 from mmgen.cfg import Config
 from mmgen.util import async_run
@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ from mmgen.util import async_run
 bdr_proj = 9.95

 opts_data = {
-	'sets': [('mined', True, 'list', True)],
+	'sets': [('mined',True,'list',True)],
 	'text': {
 		'desc': 'Estimate date(s) of future block subsidy halving(s)',
 		'usage':'[opts]',
@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ opts_data = {
                    {bdr_proj:.5f} min)
 -s, --sample-size=N Block range to calculate block discovery interval for next
                    halving estimate (default: dynamically calculated)
-"""}
+""" }
 }

 cfg = Config(opts_data=opts_data)
@ -53,28 +54,28 @@ def date(t):
 	return '{}-{:02}-{:02} {:02}:{:02}:{:02}'.format(*time.gmtime(t)[:6])

 def dhms(t):
-	t, neg = (-t, '-') if t < 0 else (t, ' ')
+	t,neg = (-t,'-') if t < 0 else (t,' ')
 	return f'{neg}{t//60//60//24} days, {t//60//60%24:02}:{t//60%60:02}:{t%60:02} h/m/s'

 def time_diff_warning(t_diff):
 	if abs(t_diff) > 60*60:
 		print('Warning: block tip time is {} {} clock time!'.format(
 			dhms(abs(t_diff)),
-			('behind', 'ahead of')[t_diff<0]))
+			('behind','ahead of')[t_diff<0]))

 async def main():

 	proto = cfg._proto

 	from mmgen.rpc import rpc_init
-	c = await rpc_init(cfg, proto, ignore_wallet=True)
+	c = await rpc_init( cfg, proto, ignore_wallet=True )

 	tip = await c.call('getblockcount')
 	assert tip > 1, 'block tip must be > 1'
 	remaining = proto.halving_interval - tip % proto.halving_interval
-	sample_size = int(cfg.sample_size) if cfg.sample_size else min(tip-1, max(remaining, 144))
+	sample_size = int(cfg.sample_size) if cfg.sample_size else min(tip-1,max(remaining,144))

-	cur, old = await c.gathered_call('getblockstats', ((tip,), (tip - sample_size,)))
+	cur,old = await c.gathered_call('getblockstats',((tip,),(tip - sample_size,)))

 	clock_time = int(time.time())
 	time_diff_warning(clock_time - cur['time'])
@ -98,7 +99,8 @@ async def main():
 			f'Current block discovery interval (over last {sample_size} blocks): {bdr/60:0.2f} min\n\n'
 			f'Current clock time (UTC):  {date(clock_time)}\n'
 			f'Est. halving date (UTC):   {date(t_next)}\n'
-			f'Est. time until halving:   {dhms(cur["time"] + t_rem - clock_time)}')
+			f'Est. time until halving:  {dhms(cur["time"] + t_rem - clock_time)}'
+		)

 	async def print_halvings():
 		halving_blocknums = [i*proto.halving_interval for i in range(proto.max_halvings+1)][1:]
@ -107,13 +109,13 @@ async def main():
 		nhist = len(hist_halvings)
 		nSubsidy = int(proto.start_subsidy / proto.coin_amt.satoshi)

-		block0_hash = await c.call('getblockhash', 0)
-		block0_date = (await c.call('getblock', block0_hash))['time']
+		block0_hash = await c.call('getblockhash',0)
+		block0_date = (await c.call('getblock',block0_hash))['time']

 		def gen_data():
 			total_mined = 0
 			date = block0_date
-			for n, blk in enumerate(halving_blocknums):
+			for n,blk in enumerate(halving_blocknums):
 				mined = (nSubsidy >> n) * proto.halving_interval
 				if n == 0:
 					mined -= nSubsidy # subtract unspendable genesis block subsidy
@ -122,11 +124,13 @@ async def main():
 				bdi = (
 					(hist_halvings[n]['time'] - date) / (proto.halving_interval * 60) if n < nhist
 					else bdr/60 if n == nhist
-					else bdr_proj)
+					else bdr_proj
+				)
 				date = (
 					hist_halvings[n]['time'] if n < nhist
-					else t_next + int((n - nhist) * halving_secs))
-				yield (n, sub, blk, mined, total_mined, bdi, date)
+					else t_next + int((n - nhist) * halving_secs)
+				)
+				yield ( n, sub, blk, mined, total_mined, bdi, date )
 				if sub == 0:
 					break

@ -144,10 +148,11 @@ async def main():
 				b = 'BLOCK',
 				c = 'DATE',
 				d = '',
-				e = 'BDI (mins)',
-				f = 'SUBSIDY ({proto.coin})',
+				e = f'BDI (mins)',
+				f = f'SUBSIDY ({proto.coin})',
 				g = f'MINED ({proto.coin})',
-				h = f'TOTAL MINED ({proto.coin})')
+				h = f'TOTAL MINED ({proto.coin})'
+			)
 			+ '\n'
 			+ fs.format(
 				a = '-' * 7,
@ -155,24 +160,26 @@ async def main():
 				c = '-' * 19,
 				d = '-' * 2,
 				e = '-' * 10,
-				f = '-' * 17,
+				f = '-' * 13,
 				g = '-' * 17,
-				h = '-' * 17)
+				h = '-' * 17
+			)
 			+ '\n'
 			+ '\n'.join(fs.format(
-				a = n + 1,
-				b = blk,
-				c = date(t),
-				d = ' P' if n > nhist else '' if n < nhist else ' E',
-				e = f'{bdr:8.5f}',
-				f = proto.coin_amt(sub, from_unit='satoshi').fmt(2, prec=8),
-				g = proto.coin_amt(mined, from_unit='satoshi').fmt(8, prec=8),
-				h = proto.coin_amt(total_mined, from_unit='satoshi').fmt(8, prec=8)
-			) for n, sub, blk, mined, total_mined, bdr, t in gen_data()))
+							a = n + 1,
+							b = blk,
+							c = date(t),
+							d = ' P' if n > nhist else '' if n < nhist else ' E',
+							e = f'{bdr:8.5f}',
+							f = proto.coin_amt(sub,from_unit='satoshi').fmt(iwidth=2,prec=8),
+							g = proto.coin_amt(mined,from_unit='satoshi').fmt(iwidth=8,prec=8),
+							h = proto.coin_amt(total_mined,from_unit='satoshi').fmt(iwidth=8,prec=8)
+						) for n,sub,blk,mined,total_mined,bdr,t in gen_data())
+		)

 	if cfg.list:
 		await print_halvings()
 	else:
 		print_current_stats()

-async_run(cfg, main)
+async_run(main())
--- a/mmgen_node_tools/main_netrate.py
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/main_netrate.py
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 mmnode-netrate: Bitcoin daemon network rate monitor
 """

-import sys, time
+import sys,time

 from mmgen.cfg import Config
 from mmgen.util import async_run
@ -32,40 +32,41 @@ opts_data = {
 		'options': """
 -h, --help      Print this help message
 --, --longhelp  Print help message for long options (common options)
-"""}
+"""
+	}
 }

 cfg = Config(opts_data=opts_data)

-ERASE_LINE, CUR_UP = '\033[K', '\033[1A'
+ERASE_LINE,CUR_UP = '\033[K','\033[1A'

 async def main():

 	from mmgen.rpc import rpc_init
-	c = await rpc_init(cfg, ignore_wallet=True)
+	c = await rpc_init(cfg,ignore_wallet=True)

 	async def get_data():
 		d = await c.call('getnettotals')
-		return [float(e) for e in (d['totalbytesrecv'], d['totalbytessent'], d['timemillis'])]
+		return [float(e) for e in (d['totalbytesrecv'],d['totalbytessent'],d['timemillis'])]

-	rs, ss, ts = (None, None, None)
+	rs,ss,ts = (None,None,None)
 	while True:
-		r, s, t = await get_data()
+		r,s,t = await get_data()

 		if rs is not None:
 			sys.stderr.write(
 				'\rrcvd: {:9.2f} kB/s\nsent: {:9.2f} kB/s '.format(
 					(r-rs)/(t-ts),
-					(s-ss)/(t-ts)))
+					(s-ss)/(t-ts) ))

 		time.sleep(2)

 		if rs is not None:
-			sys.stderr.write('{}{}{}'.format(ERASE_LINE, CUR_UP, ERASE_LINE))
+			sys.stderr.write('{}{}{}'.format(ERASE_LINE,CUR_UP,ERASE_LINE))

-		rs, ss, ts = (r, s, t)
+		rs,ss,ts = (r,s,t)

 try:
-	async_run(cfg, main)
+	async_run(main())
 except KeyboardInterrupt:
 	sys.stderr.write('\n')
--- a/mmgen_node_tools/main_peerblocks.py
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/main_peerblocks.py
@ -27,18 +27,19 @@ opts_data = {
 		'options': """
 -h, --help      Print this help message
 --, --longhelp  Print help message for long options (common options)
-"""}
+"""
+	}
 }

-from mmgen.cfg import Config
-cfg = Config(opts_data=opts_data)
-
 async def main():

-	from mmgen.rpc import rpc_init
-	rpc = await rpc_init(cfg, ignore_wallet=True)
+	from mmgen.cfg import Config
+	cfg = Config(opts_data=opts_data)

-	from .PeerBlocks import BlocksDisplay, PeersDisplay
+	from mmgen.rpc import rpc_init
+	rpc = await rpc_init(cfg,ignore_wallet=True)
+
+	from .PeerBlocks import BlocksDisplay,PeersDisplay
 	blocks = BlocksDisplay(cfg)
 	peers = PeersDisplay(cfg)

@ -47,4 +48,4 @@ async def main():
 		await peers.run(rpc)

 from mmgen.util import async_run
-async_run(cfg, main)
+async_run(main())
--- a/mmgen_node_tools/main_ticker.py
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/main_ticker.py
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ opts_data = {
 	],
 	'text': {
 		'desc':  'Display prices for cryptocurrency and other assets',
-		'usage': '[opts] [TRADE_SPECIFIER | ASSET_RANGE]',
+		'usage': '[opts] [TRADE_SPECIFIER]',
 		'options': """
 -h, --help            Print this help message
 --, --longhelp        Print help message for long options (common options)
@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ opts_data = {
                      used to supply a USD exchange rate for missing assets.
 -C, --cached-data     Use cached data from previous network query instead of
                      live data from server
-d, --download=D      Retrieve and cache asset data ‘D’ from network (valid
-                      options: {ds})
 -D, --cachedir=D      Read and write cached JSON data to directory ‘D’
                      instead of ‘~/{dfl_cachedir}’
+-d, --download=D      Retrieve and cache asset data ‘D’ from network (valid
+                      options: {ds})
 -e, --add-precision=N Add ‘N’ digits of precision to columns
 -E, --elapsed         Show elapsed time in UPDATED column (see --update-time)
 -F, --portfolio       Display portfolio data
@ -57,14 +57,9 @@ opts_data = {
 -r, --add-rows=LIST   Add rows for asset specifiers in LIST (comma-separated,
                      see ASSET SPECIFIERS below). Can also be used to supply
                      a USD exchange rate for missing assets.
-s, --sort=P          Sort output according to parameter P.  Valid parameters
-                      are {sp_codes}. See SORT PARAMETERS below.
-                      To reverse the sort, prefix the parameter with ‘r’.
 -t, --testing         Print command(s) to be executed to stdout and exit
 -T, --thousands-comma Use comma as a thousands separator
 -u, --update-time     Include UPDATED (last update time) column
-U, --pchg-unit=A     Use asset ‘A’ as unit of reference for percentage
-                      change columns (default: USD)
 -v, --verbose         Be more verbose
 -w, --wide            Display most optional columns (same as -unT -p d,w)
 -W, --widest          Display all optional columns (same as -unT -p d,w,m,y)
@ -76,19 +71,14 @@ opts_data = {
 """,
 	'notes': """

-The script has three display modes: ‘overview’, enabled when no arguments are
-given on the command line; ‘trading’, when a TRADE_SPECIFIER argument (see
-below) is given; and ‘market cap’, when an ASSET_RANGE (see below) is given.
+The script has two display modes: ‘overview’, the default, and ‘trading’, the
+latter being enabled when a TRADE_SPECIFIER argument (see below) is supplied
+on the command line.

 Overview mode displays prices of all configured assets, and optionally the
-user’s portfolio; trading mode displays the price of a given quantity of an
-asset in relation to other assets, optionally comparing an offered price to
-the spot price; and market cap mode lists a range of crypto assets selected
-by current market cap.
-
-The ASSET_RANGE argument can be either an integer N, in which case the top
-N assets by market cap will be displayed, or a hyphen-separated range N-M,
-in which case assets from N to M by market cap will be displayed.
+user’s portfolio, while trading mode displays the price of a given quantity
+of an asset in relation to other assets, optionally comparing an offered
+price to the spot price.

 ASSETS consist of either a symbol (e.g. ‘xmr’) or full ID (see --list-ids)
 consisting of symbol plus label (e.g. ‘xmr-monero’).  In cases where the
@ -138,10 +128,6 @@ A TRADE_SPECIFIER is a single argument in the format:
  a USD rate for the missing asset(s) must be supplied via the --add-columns
  or --add-rows options.

-SORT PARAMETERS:
-
-  {sp_fmt}
-

                                 PROXY NOTE

@ -213,12 +199,6 @@ $ mmnode-ticker usd:2700:btc:0.123
 # current spot price, at specified USDINR rate:
 $ mmnode-ticker -n -c inr-indian-rupee:79.5 inr:200000:btc:0.1

-# Display top 20 crypto assets by market cap, adding a Euro column:
-$ mmnode-ticker -c eurusd=x 20
-
-# Same as above, specifying assets using a range:
-$ mmnode-ticker -c eurusd=x 1-20
-

 CONFIGURED ASSETS:
 {assets}
@ -228,36 +208,37 @@ Customize output by editing the file

 To add a portfolio, edit the file
    ~/{pf_cfg}
-"""},
+"""
+	},
 	'code': {
 		'options': lambda s: s.format(
-			dfl_cachedir = os.path.relpath(dfl_cachedir, start=homedir),
-			ds           = fmt_dict(DataSource.get_sources(), fmt='equal_compact'),
+			dfl_cachedir = os.path.relpath(dfl_cachedir,start=homedir),
+			ds           = fmt_dict(DataSource.get_sources(),fmt='equal_compact'),
 			al           = DataSource.coinpaprika.dfl_asset_limit,
-			sp_codes     = fmt_list(sort_params, fmt='fancy'),
-			pc           = fmt_list(Ticker.percent_cols, fmt='fancy')),
+			pc           = fmt_list(Ticker.percent_cols,fmt='bare'),
+		),
 		'notes': lambda s: s.format(
-			assets = fmt_list(assets_list_gen(cfg_in), fmt='col', indent='  '),
-			cfg    = os.path.relpath(cfg_in.cfg_file, start=homedir),
-			pf_cfg = os.path.relpath(cfg_in.portfolio_file, start=homedir),
+			assets = fmt_list(assets_list_gen(cfg_in),fmt='col',indent='  '),
+			cfg    = os.path.relpath(cfg_in.cfg_file,start=homedir),
+			pf_cfg = os.path.relpath(cfg_in.portfolio_file,start=homedir),
 			al     = DataSource.coinpaprika.dfl_asset_limit,
 			cc     = src_cls['cc'](),
-			sp_fmt = '\n  '.join(f'‘{k}’ - {v.desc}' for k, v in sort_params.items()),
-			fi     = src_cls['fi']())
+			fi     = src_cls['fi'](),
+		)
 	}
 }

 import os

-from mmgen.util import fmt_list, fmt_dict
+from mmgen.util import fmt_list,fmt_dict
 from mmgen.cfg import Config
 from . import Ticker

-gcfg = Config(opts_data=opts_data, caller_post_init=True)
+gcfg = Config( opts_data=opts_data, do_post_init=True )

-src_cls, cfg_in = Ticker.make_cfg(gcfg)
+Ticker.make_cfg(gcfg)

-from .Ticker import dfl_cachedir, homedir, DataSource, assets_list_gen, sort_params
+from .Ticker import dfl_cachedir,homedir,DataSource,assets_list_gen,cfg_in,src_cls

 gcfg._post_init()

--- a/mmgen_node_tools/main_txfind.py
+++ b/mmgen_node_tools/main_txfind.py
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ mmnode-txfind: Find a transaction in the blockchain or mempool
 import sys

 from mmgen.cfg import Config
-from mmgen.util import msg, Msg, die, is_hex_str, async_run
+from mmgen.util import msg,Msg,die,is_hex_str,async_run

 opts_data = {
 	'text': {
@ -48,26 +48,29 @@ msg_data = {
 	'normal': {
 		'none':  'Transaction not found in blockchain or mempool',
 		'block': 'Transaction is in block {b} ({c} confirmations)',
-		'mem':   'Transaction is in mempool'},
+		'mem':   'Transaction is in mempool',
+	},
 	'quiet': {
 		'none':  'None',
 		'block': '{b} {c}',
-		'mem':   'mempool'}}
+		'mem':   'mempool',
+	}
+}

 async def main(txid):
 	if len(txid) != 64 or not is_hex_str(txid):
-		die(2, f'{txid}: invalid transaction ID')
+		die(2,f'{txid}: invalid transaction ID')

 	if cfg.verbose:
 		msg(f'TxID: {txid}')

 	from mmgen.rpc import rpc_init
-	c = await rpc_init(cfg, ignore_wallet=True)
+	c = await rpc_init(cfg,ignore_wallet=True)

 	exitval = 0
 	try:
 		tip1 = await c.call('getblockcount')
-		ret = await c.call('getrawtransaction', txid, True)
+		ret = await c.call('getrawtransaction',txid,True)
 		tip2 = await c.call('getblockcount')
 	except:
 		Msg('\r' + msgs['none'])
@ -87,6 +90,6 @@ cfg = Config(opts_data=opts_data)
 msgs = msg_data['quiet' if cfg.quiet else 'normal']

 if len(cfg._args) != 1:
-	die(1, 'One transaction ID must be specified')
+	die(1,'One transaction ID must be specified')

-sys.exit(async_run(cfg, main, args=[cfg._args[0]]))
+sys.exit(async_run(main(cfg._args[0])))
--- a/nix/README.node-tools
+++ b/nix/README.node-tools
@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-Nix configuration directory for the MMGen Node Tools suite
-
-Usage is as described in ‘nix/README’ in the mmgen-wallet repository, with the
-following differences:
-
-  a) all commands are executed from the repository root of mmgen-node-tools
-     instead of mmgen-wallet
-
-  b) for NixOS, complete the steps as described up until the rebuild step.
-     Copy the contents of this directory to ‘/etc/nixos/mmgen-project’ (this
-     will overwrite ‘default.nix’), and continue with the rebuild step.
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import (
-    if builtins.pathExists ./merged-packages.nix then
-        ./merged-packages.nix
-    else
-        ../../mmgen-wallet/nix/merged-packages.nix
-    ) { add_pkgs_path = ./node-tools-packages.nix; }
--- a/nix/node-tools-packages.nix
+++ b/nix/node-tools-packages.nix
@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{ pkgs, python }:
-
-{
-    system-packages = with pkgs; {
-        cacert = cacert; # ticker (curl)
-    };
-
-    python-packages = with python.pkgs; {
-        yahooquery = (callPackage ./yahooquery.nix {}); # ticker
-        pyyaml = pyyaml;                                # ticker
-    };
-}
--- a/nix/shell.nix
+++ b/nix/shell.nix
@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-import ../../mmgen-wallet/nix/shell.nix {
-    repo = "mmgen-node-tools";
-    add_pkgs_path = ./node-tools-packages.nix;
-}
--- a/nix/use-system-libs.patch
+++ b/nix/use-system-libs.patch
@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/scripts/build.py b/scripts/build.py
-index b705a0d..9bfcaab 100644
--- a/scripts/build.py
-+++ b/scripts/build.py
-@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ def get_curl_libraries():
- ffibuilder = FFI()
- system = platform.system()
- root_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent
-download_libcurl()
- 
- 
- ffibuilder.set_source(
-@@ -114,9 +113,7 @@ ffibuilder.set_source(
-         #include "shim.h"
-     """,
-     # FIXME from `curl-impersonate`
-    libraries=get_curl_libraries(),
-    extra_objects=get_curl_archives(),
-    library_dirs=[arch["libdir"]],
-+    libraries=["curl-impersonate-chrome"],
-     source_extension=".c",
-     include_dirs=[
-         str(root_dir / "include"),
--- a/nix/yahooquery.nix
+++ b/nix/yahooquery.nix
@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-{
-    lib,
-    buildPythonPackage,
-    fetchPypi,
-    python,
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-    pname = "yahooquery";
-    version = "2.4.1";
-    pyproject = true;
-
-    src = fetchPypi {
-        pname = "yahooquery";
-        version = version;
-        hash = "sha256-GQPGXq5qEtlelFAGNHkhbAeEbwE7riojkXkTUxt/rls=";
-    };
-
-    build-system = with python.pkgs; [ hatchling ];
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with python.pkgs; [
-        curl-cffi
-        pandas
-        requests-futures
-        tqdm
-        lxml
-        beautifulsoup4
-    ];
-
-    doCheck = false; # skip tests
-
-    meta = with lib; {
-        description = "Python wrapper for an unofficial Yahoo Finance API";
-        homepage = "https://yahooquery.dpguthrie.com";
-        license = licenses.mit;
-    };
-}
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@ -5,41 +5,6 @@ requires = [
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"

-[tool.ruff]
-line-length = 106
-indent-width = 4
-
-[tool.ruff.format]
-quote-style = "single"
-indent-style = "tab"
-
-[tool.ruff.lint]
-ignore = [
-	"E401", # multiple imports per line
-	"E701", # multiple statements per line
-	"E721", # use isinstance()
-	"E731", # lambda instead of def
-	"E402", # module import not top of file
-	"E722", # bare except
-	"E713", # membership 'not in'
-	"E741", # ambiguous variable name
-]
-
-[tool.ruff.lint.per-file-ignores]
-"test/include/common.py"        = [ "F821" ]         # undefined name 'cfg'
-"test/misc/input_func.py"       = [ "F401" ]         # imported but unused
-"test/modtest_d/cashaddr.py"    = [ "F841" ]         # assigned to but never used
-"test/modtest_d/dep.py"         = [ "F401" ]         # imported but unused
-"test/modtest_d/testdep.py"     = [ "F401" ]         # imported but unused
-"test/modtest_d/obj.py"         = [ "F841" ]         # assigned to but never used
-"test/objtest_d/*"              = [ "F401" ]         # imported but unused
-"test/objattrtest_d/*"          = [ "F401" ]         # imported but unused
-"test/overlay/fakemods/*"       = [ "F403", "F405" ] # `import *` used
-"test/*.py"                     = [ "F401" ]         # imported but unused
-"test/colortest.py"             = [ "F403", "F405" ] # `import *` used
-"test/tooltest2.py"             = [ "F403", "F405" ] # `import *` used
-"test/overlay/tree/*"           = [ "ALL" ]
-
 [tool.pylint.format]
 indent-string = "\t"
 indent-after-paren = 2
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ project_urls =
 	Website = https://mmgen.org
 	Bug Tracker = https://github.com/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools/issues
 classifiers  =
+	License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)
 	Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
 	Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
 	Operating System :: MacOS
@ -33,11 +34,11 @@ classifiers  =
 	Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable

 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.11
+python_requires = >=3.9
 include_package_data = True

 install_requires =
-	mmgen-wallet>=16.1.dev26
+	mmgen-wallet==15.0.0
 	pyyaml
 	yahooquery

--- a/test/cmdtest_d/httpd/ticker.py
+++ b/test/cmdtest_d/httpd/ticker.py
@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-#
-# MMGen Node Tools, terminal-based programs for Bitcoin and forkcoin nodes
-# Copyright (C)2013-2025 The MMGen Project <mmgen@tuta.io>
-# Licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 3:
-#   https://www.gnu.org/licenses
-# Public project repositories:
-#   https://github.com/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools
-#   https://gitlab.com/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools
-
-"""
-test.cmdtest_d.httpd.ticker: Ticker WSGI http server
-"""
-
-from . import HTTPD
-
-class TickerServer(HTTPD):
-	name = 'ticker server'
-	port = 19900
-	content_type = 'application/json'
-
-	def make_response_body(self, method, environ):
-
-		with open('test/ref/ticker/ticker.json') as fh:
-			text = fh.read()
-
-		return text.encode()
--- a/test/cmdtest_d/misc.py
+++ b/test/cmdtest_d/misc.py
@ -1,502 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-#
-# mmgen = Multi-Mode GENerator, a command-line cryptocurrency wallet
-# Copyright (C)2013-2022 The MMGen Project <mmgen@tuta.io>
-# Licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 3:
-#   https://www.gnu.org/licenses
-# Public project repositories:
-#   https://github.com/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools
-#   https://gitlab.com/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools
-
-"""
-test.cmdtest_d.misc: Miscellaneous test groups for the cmdtest.py test suite
-"""
-
-import os, shutil
-
-from ..include.common import cfg
-from .base import CmdTestBase
-from .httpd.ticker import TickerServer
-
-refdir = os.path.join('test','ref','ticker')
-
-class CmdTestHelp(CmdTestBase):
-	'help, info and usage screens'
-	networks = ('btc','ltc','bch')
-	tmpdir_nums = []
-	passthru_opts = ('daemon_data_dir','rpc_port','coin','testnet')
-	cmd_group = (
-		('version',               (1,'version message',[])),
-		('helpscreens',           (1,'help screens',             [])),
-		('longhelpscreens',       (1,'help screens (--longhelp)',[])),
-	)
-	color = True
-
-	def version(self):
-		t = self.spawn('mmnode-netrate', ['--version'])
-		t.expect('MMNODE-NETRATE version')
-		return t
-
-	def helpscreens(self,arg='--help',scripts=(),expect='USAGE:.*OPTIONS:'):
-
-		scripts = list(scripts) or [s for s in os.listdir('cmds') if s.startswith('mmnode-')]
-
-		for s in sorted(scripts):
-			t = self.spawn(s,[arg],extra_desc=f'({s})')
-			t.expect(expect,regex=True)
-			t.read()
-			t.ok()
-			t.skip_ok = True
-
-		return t
-
-	def longhelpscreens(self):
-		return self.helpscreens(arg='--longhelp',expect='USAGE:.*GLOBAL OPTIONS:')
-
-class CmdTestScripts(CmdTestBase):
-	'scripts not requiring a coin daemon'
-	networks = ('btc',)
-	tmpdir_nums = [2]
-	passthru_opts = ()
-	color = True
-
-	cmd_group_in = (
-		('subgroup.ticker',       []),
-	)
-	cmd_subgroups = {
-	'ticker': (
-		"'mmnode-ticker' script",
-		('ticker1',  'ticker [--help]'),
-		('copy_cache_files', 'copying JSON files to cache'),
-		('ticker1a', 'ticker [--download=cc] (early caching)'),
-		('ticker1b', 'ticker [--download=cc] (late caching)'),
-		('ticker2',  'ticker (bad proxy)'),
-		('ticker3',  'ticker [--cached-data]'),
-		('ticker4',  'ticker [--cached-data --wide]'),
-		('ticker5',  'ticker [--cached-data --wide --adjust=-0.766] (usr cfg file)'),
-		('ticker6',  'ticker [--cached-data --wide --portfolio] (missing portfolio)'),
-		('ticker7',  'ticker [--cached-data --wide --portfolio]'),
-		('ticker8',  'ticker [--cached-data --wide --elapsed]'),
-		('ticker9',  'ticker [--cached-data --wide --portfolio --elapsed --add-rows=fake-fakecoin:0.0123 --add-precision=2]'),
-		('ticker10', 'ticker [--cached-data xmr:17.234]'),
-		('ticker11', 'ticker [--cached-data xmr:17.234:btc]'),
-		('ticker12', 'ticker [--cached-data --adjust=1.23 xmr:17.234:btc]'),
-		('ticker13', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --elapsed -c inr-indian-rupee:79.5 inr:200000:btc:0.1]'),
-		('ticker14', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --btc]'),
-		('ticker15', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --btc btc:2:usd:45000]'),
-		('ticker16', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --elapsed -c eur,omr-omani-rial:2.59r'),
-		('ticker17', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --elapsed -c bgn-bulgarian-lev:0.5113r:eur'),
-		('ticker18', 'ticker [--cached-data --widest --add-columns eurusd=x 10]'),
-		('ticker19', 'ticker [--cached-data 1-5]'),
-		('ticker20', 'ticker [--cached-data 2-5]'),
-		('ticker21', 'ticker [--cached-data 5-5]'),
-		('ticker22', 'ticker [--sort=rp]'),
-		('ticker23', 'ticker [--sort=rp xmr:10]'),
-		('ticker24', 'ticker [--sort=p]'),
-		('ticker25', 'ticker [--sort=p 200]'),
-		('ticker26', 'ticker [--sort=c -r algo,ada]'),
-		('ticker27', 'ticker [--sort=rp -r algo,ada]'),
-		('ticker28', 'ticker [--sort=d -r algo,ada]'),
-		('ticker29', 'ticker [--sort=y -r algo,ada]'),
-		('ticker30', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --pchg-unit=btc --sort=d] (cf with config file)'),
-		('ticker31', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --pchg-unit=usd] (cf with no USD)'),
-		('ticker32', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --pchg-unit=gc=f]'),
-		('ticker33', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --pchg-unit=btc --sort=c] (cfg file with USD)'),
-		('ticker34', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --pchg-unit=btc --sort=y] (cfg file with USD)'),
-		('ticker35', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --pchg-unit=btc --sort=p] (cfg file with USD)'),
-	)
-	}
-
-	def __init__(self, cfg, trunner, cfgs, spawn):
-		if not trunner:
-			return
-		self.ticker_server = TickerServer(cfg)
-		self.ticker_server.start()
-		self.dests = {
-			'nt_datadir': os.path.join(cfg.data_dir_root, 'node_tools'),
-			'cache': self.tmpdir}
-		return super().__init__(cfg, trunner, cfgs, spawn)
-
-	def rm_file(self, fn, dest='nt_datadir'):
-		os.unlink(os.path.join(self.dests[dest], fn))
-
-	def copy_file(self, src_fn, dest_fn=None, dest='nt_datadir'):
-		shutil.copy2(
-			os.path.join(refdir, src_fn),
-			os.path.join(self.dests[dest], dest_fn or src_fn))
-
-	def copy_cache_files(self):
-		self.spawn('', msg_only=True)
-		self.copy_file('ticker-finance.json', dest='cache')
-		self.copy_file('ticker-finance-history.json', dest='cache')
-		self.copy_file('ticker-btc.json', dest='cache')
-		return 'ok'
-
-	def ticker(
-			self,
-			args        = [],
-			expect_list = None,
-			cached_data = True,
-			add_opts    = [],
-			use_proxy   = True,
-			no_msg      = False,
-			exit_val    = None):
-		t = self.spawn(
-			'mmnode-ticker',
-			(['--cached-data'] if cached_data else [])
-			+ [f'--cachedir={self.tmpdir}']
-			+ (['--proxy=http://asdfzxcv:32459'] if use_proxy else [])
-			+ add_opts
-			+ args,
-			no_msg = no_msg,
-			exit_val = exit_val)
-		if expect_list:
-			t.match_expect_list(expect_list)
-		return t
-
-	def ticker1(self):
-		t = self.ticker(['--help'])
-		t.expect('USAGE:')
-		return t
-
-	def ticker1a(self, first_run=True):
-		t = self.ticker(
-			add_opts = ['--proxy', '', '--download=cc'],
-			cached_data = False,
-			use_proxy = False)
-		if first_run and not cfg.skipping_deps:
-			t.expect('Creating')
-			t.expect('Creating')
-		return t
-
-	def ticker1b(self):
-		return self.ticker1a(first_run=False)
-
-	def ticker2(self):
-		t = self.ticker(cached_data=False)
-		ret = t.expect(['proxy host could not be resolved', 'unexpected keyword'])
-		t.exit_val = 1 if ret else 3
-		return t
-
-	def ticker3(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			[],
-			[
-				'USD BTC',
-				'BTC 23250.77 1.00000000 ETH 1659.66 0.07138094'
-			])
-
-	def ticker4(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			['--widest','--add-columns=eurusd=x,inr-indian-rupee:79.5'],
-			[
-				r'EURUSD=X \(EUR/USD\) = 1.0642 USD ' +
-				r'INR \(INDIAN RUPEE\) = 0.012579 USD',
-				'USD EURUSD=X INR BTC CHG_1y CHG_30d CHG_7d CHG_24h UPDATED',
-				'BITCOIN',
-				r'ETHEREUM 1,659.66 1,559.5846 131,943.14 0.07138094 \+36.41 \+29.99 \+21.42 \+1.82',
-				r'MONERO 158.97 149.3870 12,638.36 0.00683732 \+12.38 \+10.19 \+7.28 \+1.21 2022-08-02 18:25:59',
-				r'S&P 500 4,320.06 4,059.5604 343,444.77 0.18580285 -1.71 \+12.93 \+9.05 -0.23',
-				r'INDIAN RUPEE 0.01 0.0118 1.00 0.00000054 -- -- -- --',
-			])
-
-	def ticker5(self):
-		self.copy_file('ticker-cfg.yaml')
-		t = self.ticker(
-			['--wide','--adjust=-0.766'],
-			[
-				'Adjusting prices by -0.77%',
-				'USD BTC CHG_7d CHG_24h UPDATED',
-				r'LITECOIN 58.56 0.00251869 \+12.79 \+0.40 2022-08-02 18:25:59',
-				r'MONERO 157.76 0.00678495 \+7.28 \+1.21'
-			])
-		self.rm_file('ticker-cfg.yaml')
-		return t
-
-	def ticker6(self):
-		t = self.ticker(['--wide','--portfolio'], None, exit_val=1)
-		t.expect('No portfolio')
-		return t
-
-	def ticker7(self): # demo
-		self.copy_file('ticker-portfolio.yaml')
-		t = self.ticker(
-			['--wide','--portfolio'],
-			[
-				'USD BTC CHG_7d CHG_24h UPDATED',
-				r'ETHEREUM 1,659.66 0.07138094 \+21.42 \+1.82 2022-08-02 18:25:59',
-				'CARDANO','ALGORAND',
-				'PORTFOLIO','BITCOIN','ETHEREUM','MONERO','CARDANO','ALGORAND','TOTAL'
-			])
-		self.rm_file('ticker-portfolio.yaml')
-		return t
-
-	def ticker8(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			['--wide','--elapsed'],
-			[
-				'USD BTC CHG_7d CHG_24h UPDATED',
-				r'BITCOIN 23,250.77 1.00000000 \+11.15 \+0.89 10 minutes ago'
-			])
-
-	def ticker9(self):
-		self.copy_file('ticker-portfolio-bad.yaml', 'ticker-portfolio.yaml')
-		t = self.ticker(
-			['--wide','--portfolio','--elapsed','--add-rows=fake-fakecoin:0.0123','--add-precision=2'],
-			[
-				'USD BTC CHG_7d CHG_24h UPDATED',
-				r'BITCOIN 23,250.7741 1.0000000000 \+11.15 \+0.89 10 minutes ago',
-				r'FAKECOIN 81.3008 0.0034966927 -- -- --',
-				r'\(no data for noc-nocoin\)',
-			])
-		self.rm_file('ticker-portfolio.yaml')
-		return t
-
-	def ticker10(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			['XMR:17.234'],
-			[
-				r'XMR \(MONERO\) = 158.97 USD ' +
-				'Amount: 17.234 XMR',
-				'SPOT PRICE',
-				'BTC 0.11783441',
-				'XMR 17.23400000',
-				'GC=F',r'\^IXIC',
-			])
-
-	def ticker11(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			['XMR:17.234:BTC'],
-			[
-				r'XMR \(MONERO\) = 158.97 USD ' +
-				r'BTC \(BITCOIN\) = 23250.77 USD ' +
-				'Amount: 17.234 XMR',
-				'SPOT PRICE',
-				'XMR 17.23400000 BTC 0.11783441',
-			])
-
-	def ticker12(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			['--adjust=1.23','--wide','XMR:17.234:BTC'],
-			[
-				r'XMR \(MONERO\) = 158.97 USD ' +
-				r'BTC \(BITCOIN\) = 23,250.77 USD ' +
-				'Amount: 17.234 XMR',
-				r'Adjusting prices by \+1.23%',
-				'SPOT PRICE ADJUSTED PRICE',
-				'MONERO 17.23400000 17.44597820 2022-08-02 18:25:59 ' +
-				'BITCOIN 0.11783441 0.11928377 2022-08-02 18:25:59',
-			])
-
-	def ticker13(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			['-wE','-c','inr-indian-rupee:79.5','inr:200000:btc:0.1'],
-			[
-				'Offer: 200,000 INR',
-				'Offered price differs from spot by -7.58%',
-				'SPOT PRICE OFFERED PRICE UPDATED',
-				'INDIAN RUPEE 200,000.00000000 184,843.65372424 -- ' +
-				'BITCOIN 0.10819955 0.10000000 10 minutes ago'
-			])
-
-	def ticker14(self):
-		self.copy_file('ticker-portfolio.yaml')
-		t = self.ticker(
-			['--btc','--wide','--portfolio','--elapsed'],
-			[
-				'PRICES',
-				r'BITCOIN 23,368.86 \+6.05 -1.87 1 day 9 hours 2 minutes ago',
-				'PORTFOLIO',
-				r'BITCOIN 28,850.44 \+6.05 -1.87 1.23456789'
-			])
-		self.rm_file('ticker-portfolio.yaml')
-		return t
-
-	def ticker15(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			['--btc','--wide','--elapsed','-r','inr:79.5','btc:2:usd:45000'],
-			[
-				r'BTC \(BITCOIN\) = 23,368.86 USD',
-				'Offered price differs from spot by -3.72%',
-				'SPOT PRICE OFFERED PRICE UPDATED',
-				'BITCOIN 2.00000000 1.92563954 1 day 9 hours 2 minutes ago ' +
-				'US DOLLAR 46,737.71911598 45,000.00000000 --',
-			])
-
-	def ticker16(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			['--wide','--elapsed','-c','eurusd=x,omr-omani-rial:2.59r'],
-			[
-				r'EURUSD=X \(EUR/USD\) = 1.0642 USD ' +
-				r'OMR \(OMANI RIAL\) = 2.5900 USD',
-				'USD EURUSD=X OMR BTC CHG_7d CHG_24h UPDATED',
-				r'BITCOIN 23,250.77 21,848.7527 8,977.1328 1.00000000 \+11.15 \+0.89 10 minutes ago',
-				'OMANI RIAL 2.59 2.4338 1.0000 0.00011139 -- -- --'
-			])
-
-	def ticker17(self):
-		# BGN pegged at 0.5113 EUR
-		return self.ticker(
-			['--wide','--elapsed','-c','bgn-bulgarian-lev:0.5113r:eurusd=x'],
-			[
-				r'BGN \(BULGARIAN LEV\) = 0.54411 USD',
-				'USD BGN BTC CHG_7d CHG_24h UPDATED',
-				'BITCOIN 23,250.77 42,731.767 1.00000000',
-				'BULGARIAN LEV 0.54 1.000 0.00002340',
-			])
-
-	def ticker18(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			['10'],
-			[
-				r'1\) BITCOIN 444.33652 23,250.77 21,848.7527 1.00000000 \+18.96 \+15.61 \+11.15 \+0.89',
-				r'33\) ALGORAND 2.30691 0.33 0.3120 0.00001428 \+16.47 \+13.57 \+9.69 \-0.82'
-			],
-			add_opts = ['--widest', '--add-columns=eurusd=x'])
-
-	def ticker19(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			['1-5'],
-			[
-				r'MarketCap\(B\) USD EURUSD=X BTC '
-				'---------------------------------------------------------- '
-				r'1\) BTC 444.33652 23250.77 21848.7527 1.00000000',
-				r'8\) ADA 17.11161 0.51 0.4764 0.00002180'
-				' ----------------------------------------------------------'
-			],
-			add_opts = ['--add-columns=eurusd=x'])
-
-	def ticker20(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			['2-5'],
-			[
-				r'MarketCap\(B\) USD EURUSD=X BTC '
-				'---------------------------------------------------------- '
-				r'2\) ETH 202.15129 1659.66 1559.5846 0.07138094',
-				r'8\) ADA 17.11161 0.51 0.4764 0.00002180',
-			],
-			add_opts = ['--add-columns=eurusd=x'])
-
-	def ticker21(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			['5-5'],
-			[
-				r'MarketCap\(B\) USD EURUSD=X BTC '
-				'--------------------------------------------------------- '
-				r'8\) ADA 17.11161 0.51 0.4764 0.00002180',
-			],
-			add_opts = ['--add-columns=eurusd=x'])
-
-	def ticker22(self):
-		self.copy_file('ticker-cfg-bad.yaml', 'ticker-cfg.yaml')
-		t = self.ticker(
-			[],
-			['MONERO', 'ETHEREUM', 'BITCOIN', 'SILVER', 'BRENT', 'GOLD'],
-			add_opts = ['--name-labels', '--sort=rp'])
-		self.rm_file('ticker-cfg.yaml')
-		return t
-
-	def ticker23(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			[],
-			['MONERO', 'ETHEREUM', 'BITCOIN', 'SILVER', 'BRENT', 'GOLD'],
-			add_opts = ['--name-labels', '--sort=rp', 'xmr:10'])
-
-	def ticker24(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			[],
-			['BITCOIN', 'ETHEREUM', 'MONERO', 'GOLD', 'BRENT', 'SILVER'],
-			add_opts = ['--name-labels', '--sort=p'])
-
-	def ticker25(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			[],
-			[
-				r' 1\) BITCOIN',
-				r' 2\) ETHEREUM',
-				r'30\) MONERO',
-				r'23\) LITECOIN',
-				r' 8\) CARDANO',
-				r'33\) ALGORAND'
-			],
-			add_opts = ['--name-labels', '--sort=p', '200'])
-
-	def ticker26(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			[],
-			['BITCOIN', 'ETHEREUM', 'MONERO', 'CARDANO', 'ALGORAND'],
-			add_opts = ['--name-labels', '--sort=c', '-r', 'ada,algo'])
-
-	def ticker27(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			[],
-			['MONERO', 'ETHEREUM', 'BITCOIN', 'S&P', 'NASDAQ', 'DOW', 'ALGORAND', 'CARDANO'],
-			add_opts = ['--name-labels', '--sort=rp', '--add-rows=ada-cardano,algo-algorand'])
-
-	def ticker28(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			[],
-			['ETHEREUM', 'MONERO', 'BITCOIN', 'NASDAQ', 'S&P', 'DOW', 'CARDANO', 'ALGORAND'],
-			add_opts = ['--widest', '--sort=d', '-r', 'ada,algo'])
-
-	def ticker29(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			[],
-			['ETHEREUM', 'BITCOIN', 'MONERO', 'S&P', 'DOW', 'NASDAQ', 'CARDANO', 'ALGORAND'],
-			add_opts = ['--widest', '-s', 'y', '-r', 'ada,algo'])
-
-	def ticker30(self):
-		self.copy_file('ticker-cfg-sort-pchg.yaml', 'ticker-cfg.yaml')
-		t = self.ticker(add_opts=['--wide'])
-		chk1 = '\n'.join(t.read().splitlines()[5:-2])
-		self.rm_file('ticker-cfg.yaml')
-
-		self.copy_file('ticker-cfg-bad.yaml', 'ticker-cfg.yaml')
-		t = self.ticker(add_opts=['--wide', '--pchg-unit=btc', '--sort=d'], no_msg=True)
-		chk2 = '\n'.join(t.read().splitlines()[5:-2])
-		self.rm_file('ticker-cfg.yaml')
-
-		assert chk1 == chk2, f'\nOUTPUT 1\n{chk1}\n!= OUTPUT 2\n{chk2}\n'
-		return t
-
-	def ticker31(self):
-		t = self.ticker(add_opts=['--wide'])
-		chk1 = '\n'.join(t.read().splitlines()[5:-2])
-
-		t = self.ticker(add_opts=['--wide', '--pchg-unit=usd'], no_msg=True)
-		chk2 = '\n'.join(t.read().splitlines()[6:-2])
-
-		assert chk1 == chk2, f'\nOUTPUT 1\n{chk1}\n!= OUTPUT 2\n{chk2}\n'
-		return t
-
-	def ticker32(self):
-		return self.ticker(
-			[],
-			[
-				'BITCOIN', r'\+10.99', r'\+7.06', '-1.18', r'\+1.05',
-				'ETHEREUM',
-				'GOLD', r'\+0.00', r'\+0.00', r'\+0.00', r'\+0.00',
-				'SILVER'
-			],
-			add_opts = ['--widest', '--pchg-unit=gc=f', '--sort=c'])
-
-	def _ticker_cur(self, sort):
-		self.copy_file('ticker-cfg-usd.yaml', 'ticker-cfg.yaml')
-		t = self.ticker(
-			[],
-			[
-				'BITCOIN 23,250.77 1.00000000 \+0.00',
-				'US DOLLAR 1.00 0.00004301 -15.93',
-			],
-			add_opts = ['--widest', '--pchg-unit=btc', f'--sort={sort}'])
-		self.rm_file('ticker-cfg.yaml')
-		return t
-
-	def ticker33(self):
-		return self._ticker_cur(sort='c')
-
-	def ticker34(self):
-		return self._ticker_cur(sort='y')
-
-	def ticker35(self):
-		return self._ticker_cur(sort='p')
--- a/test/cmdtest_d/include/cfg.py
+++ b/test/cmdtest_d/include/cfg.py
@ -9,20 +9,16 @@
 #   https://gitlab.com/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools

 """
-test.cmdtest_d.include.cfg: configuration data for cmdtest.py
+test.cmdtest_py_d.cfg: configuration data for cmdtest.py
 """

-from collections import namedtuple
-
 cmd_groups_altcoin = []

-gd = namedtuple('cmd_groups_data', ['clsname', 'params'])
-
 cmd_groups_dfl = {
-	'main':        gd('CmdTestMain', {}),
-	'helpscreens': gd('CmdTestHelp', {'modname': 'misc', 'full_data': True}),
-	'scripts':     gd('CmdTestScripts', {'modname': 'misc'}),
-	'regtest':     gd('CmdTestRegtest', {}),
+	'main':        ('CmdTestMain',{}),
+	'helpscreens': ('CmdTestHelp',{'modname':'misc','full_data':True}),
+	'scripts':     ('CmdTestScripts',{'modname':'misc'}),
+	'regtest':     ('CmdTestRegtest',{}),
 }

 cmd_groups_extra = {}
--- a/test/cmdtest_py_d/ct_main.py
+++ b/test/cmdtest_py_d/ct_main.py
@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 #   https://gitlab.com/mmgen/mmgen-wallet

 """
-cmdtest_d.main: Basic operations tests for the cmdtest.py test suite
+cmdtest_py_d.ct_main: Basic operations tests for the cmdtest.py test suite
 """

-import sys, time
+import sys,time

 from ..include.common import cfg
-from .base import CmdTestBase
+from .ct_base import CmdTestBase

 class CmdTestMain(CmdTestBase):
 	'basic operations with fake RPC data'
@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class CmdTestMain(CmdTestBase):

 	def peerblocks(self,args,expect_list=None,pexpect_spawn=False):
 		t = self.spawn(
-			'mmnode-peerblocks',
+			f'mmnode-peerblocks',
 			args,
 			pexpect_spawn = pexpect_spawn )
 		if cfg.exact_output: # disable echoing of input
--- a/test/cmdtest_py_d/ct_misc.py
+++ b/test/cmdtest_py_d/ct_misc.py
@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# mmgen = Multi-Mode GENerator, a command-line cryptocurrency wallet
+# Copyright (C)2013-2022 The MMGen Project <mmgen@tuta.io>
+# Licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 3:
+#   https://www.gnu.org/licenses
+# Public project repositories:
+#   https://github.com/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools
+#   https://gitlab.com/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools
+
+"""
+test.cmdtest_py_d.ct_misc: Miscellaneous test groups for the cmdtest.py test suite
+"""
+
+import os,shutil
+
+from ..include.common import cfg
+from .ct_base import CmdTestBase
+
+refdir = os.path.join('test','ref','ticker')
+
+class CmdTestHelp(CmdTestBase):
+	'help, info and usage screens'
+	networks = ('btc','ltc','bch')
+	tmpdir_nums = []
+	passthru_opts = ('daemon_data_dir','rpc_port','coin','testnet')
+	cmd_group = (
+		('version',               (1,'version message',[])),
+		('helpscreens',           (1,'help screens',             [])),
+		('longhelpscreens',       (1,'help screens (--longhelp)',[])),
+	)
+	color = True
+
+	def version(self):
+		t = self.spawn(f'mmnode-netrate',['--version'])
+		t.expect('MMNODE-NETRATE version')
+		return t
+
+	def helpscreens(self,arg='--help',scripts=(),expect='USAGE:.*OPTIONS:'):
+
+		scripts = list(scripts) or [s for s in os.listdir('cmds') if s.startswith('mmnode-')]
+
+		for s in sorted(scripts):
+			t = self.spawn(s,[arg],extra_desc=f'({s})')
+			t.expect(expect,regex=True)
+			t.read()
+			t.ok()
+			t.skip_ok = True
+
+		return t
+
+	def longhelpscreens(self):
+		return self.helpscreens(arg='--longhelp',expect='USAGE:.*LONG OPTIONS:')
+
+class CmdTestScripts(CmdTestBase):
+	'scripts not requiring a coin daemon'
+	networks = ('btc',)
+	tmpdir_nums = [2]
+	passthru_opts = ()
+	color = True
+
+	cmd_group_in = (
+		('subgroup.ticker_setup', []),
+		('subgroup.ticker',       ['ticker_setup']),
+	)
+	cmd_subgroups = {
+	'ticker_setup': (
+		"setup for 'ticker' subgroup",
+		('ticker_setup', 'ticker setup'),
+	),
+	'ticker': (
+		"'mmnode-ticker' script",
+		('ticker1',  'ticker [--help)'),
+		('ticker2',  'ticker (bad proxy)'),
+		('ticker3',  'ticker [--cached-data]'),
+		('ticker4',  'ticker [--cached-data --wide]'),
+		('ticker5',  'ticker [--cached-data --wide --adjust=-0.766] (usr cfg file)'),
+		('ticker6',  'ticker [--cached-data --wide --portfolio] (missing portfolio)'),
+		('ticker7',  'ticker [--cached-data --wide --portfolio]'),
+		('ticker8',  'ticker [--cached-data --wide --elapsed]'),
+		('ticker9',  'ticker [--cached-data --wide --portfolio --elapsed --add-rows=fake-fakecoin:0.0123 --add-precision=2]'),
+		('ticker10', 'ticker [--cached-data xmr:17.234]'),
+		('ticker11', 'ticker [--cached-data xmr:17.234:btc]'),
+		('ticker12', 'ticker [--cached-data --adjust=1.23 xmr:17.234:btc]'),
+		('ticker13', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --elapsed -c inr-indian-rupee:79.5 inr:200000:btc:0.1]'),
+		('ticker14', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --btc]'),
+		('ticker15', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --btc btc:2:usd:45000]'),
+		('ticker16', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --elapsed -c eur,omr-omani-rial:2.59r'),
+		('ticker17', 'ticker [--cached-data --wide --elapsed -c bgn-bulgarian-lev:0.5113r:eur'),
+	)
+	}
+
+	@property
+	def ticker_args(self):
+		return [ f'--cachedir={self.tmpdir}', '--proxy=http://asdfzxcv:32459' ]
+
+	@property
+	def nt_datadir(self):
+		return os.path.join( cfg.data_dir_root, 'node_tools' )
+
+	def ticker_setup(self):
+		self.spawn('',msg_only=True)
+		shutil.copy2(os.path.join(refdir,'ticker.json'),self.tmpdir)
+		shutil.copy2(os.path.join(refdir,'ticker-finance.json'),self.tmpdir)
+		shutil.copy2(os.path.join(refdir,'ticker-finance-history.json'),self.tmpdir)
+		shutil.copy2(os.path.join(refdir,'ticker-btc.json'),self.tmpdir)
+		return 'ok'
+
+	def ticker(self, args=[], expect_list=None, cached=True, exit_val=None):
+		t = self.spawn(
+			f'mmnode-ticker',
+			(['--cached-data'] if cached else []) + self.ticker_args + args,
+			exit_val = exit_val)
+		if expect_list:
+			t.match_expect_list(expect_list)
+		return t
+
+	def ticker1(self):
+		t = self.ticker(['--help'])
+		t.expect('USAGE:')
+		return t
+
+	def ticker2(self):
+		t = self.ticker(cached=False)
+		if not cfg.skipping_deps:
+			t.expect('Creating')
+			t.expect('Creating')
+		ret = t.expect(['proxy host could not be resolved', 'ProxyError'])
+		t.exit_val = 1 if ret else 3
+		return t
+
+	def ticker3(self):
+		return self.ticker(
+			[],
+			[
+				'USD BTC',
+				'BTC 23250.77 1.00000000 ETH 1659.66 0.07138094'
+			])
+
+
+	def ticker4(self):
+		return self.ticker(
+			['--widest','--add-columns=eurusd=x,inr-indian-rupee:79.5'],
+			[
+				r'EURUSD=X \(EUR/USD\) = 1.0642 USD ' +
+				r'INR \(INDIAN RUPEE\) = 0.012579 USD',
+				'USD EURUSD=X INR BTC CHG_1y CHG_30d CHG_7d CHG_24h UPDATED',
+				'BITCOIN',
+				r'ETHEREUM 1,659.66 1,559.5846 131,943.14 0.07138094 \+36.41 \+29.99 \+21.42 \+1.82',
+				r'MONERO 158.97 149.3870 12,638.36 0.00683732 \+12.38 \+10.19 \+7.28 \+1.21 2022-08-02 18:25:59',
+				r'S&P 500 4,320.06 4,059.5604 343,444.77 0.18580285 -1.71 \+12.93 \+9.05 -0.23',
+				r'INDIAN RUPEE 0.01 0.0118 1.00 0.00000054 -- -- -- --',
+			])
+
+	def ticker5(self):
+		shutil.copy2(os.path.join(refdir,'ticker-cfg.yaml'),self.nt_datadir)
+		t = self.ticker(
+			['--wide','--adjust=-0.766'],
+			[
+				'Adjusting prices by -0.77%',
+				'USD BTC CHG_7d CHG_24h UPDATED',
+				r'LITECOIN 58.56 0.00251869 \+12.79 \+0.40 2022-08-02 18:25:59',
+				r'MONERO 157.76 0.00678495 \+7.28 \+1.21'
+			])
+		os.unlink(os.path.join(self.nt_datadir,'ticker-cfg.yaml'))
+		return t
+
+	def ticker6(self):
+		t = self.ticker(['--wide','--portfolio'], None, exit_val=1)
+		t.expect('No portfolio')
+		return t
+
+	def ticker7(self): # demo
+		shutil.copy2(os.path.join(refdir,'ticker-portfolio.yaml'),self.nt_datadir)
+		t = self.ticker(
+			['--wide','--portfolio'],
+			[
+				'USD BTC CHG_7d CHG_24h UPDATED',
+				r'ETHEREUM 1,659.66 0.07138094 \+21.42 \+1.82 2022-08-02 18:25:59',
+				'CARDANO','ALGORAND',
+				'PORTFOLIO','BITCOIN','ETHEREUM','MONERO','CARDANO','ALGORAND','TOTAL'
+			])
+		os.unlink(os.path.join(self.nt_datadir,'ticker-portfolio.yaml'))
+		return t
+
+	def ticker8(self):
+		return self.ticker(
+			['--wide','--elapsed'],
+			[
+				'USD BTC CHG_7d CHG_24h UPDATED',
+				r'BITCOIN 23,250.77 1.00000000 \+11.15 \+0.89 10 minutes ago'
+			])
+
+	def ticker9(self):
+		shutil.copy2(
+			os.path.join(refdir,'ticker-portfolio-bad.yaml'),
+			os.path.join(self.nt_datadir,'ticker-portfolio.yaml') )
+		t = self.ticker(
+			['--wide','--portfolio','--elapsed','--add-rows=fake-fakecoin:0.0123','--add-precision=2'],
+			[
+				'USD BTC CHG_7d CHG_24h UPDATED',
+				r'BITCOIN 23,250.7741 1.0000000000 \+11.15 \+0.89 10 minutes ago',
+				r'FAKECOIN 81.3008 0.0034966927 -- -- --',
+				r'\(no data for noc-nocoin\)',
+			])
+		os.unlink(os.path.join(self.nt_datadir,'ticker-portfolio.yaml'))
+		return t
+
+	def ticker10(self):
+		return self.ticker(
+			['XMR:17.234'],
+			[
+				r'XMR \(MONERO\) = 158.97 USD ' +
+				'Amount: 17.234 XMR',
+				'SPOT PRICE',
+				'BTC 0.11783441',
+				'XMR 17.23400000',
+				'GC=F',r'\^IXIC',
+			])
+
+	def ticker11(self):
+		return self.ticker(
+			['XMR:17.234:BTC'],
+			[
+				r'XMR \(MONERO\) = 158.97 USD ' +
+				r'BTC \(BITCOIN\) = 23250.77 USD ' +
+				'Amount: 17.234 XMR',
+				'SPOT PRICE',
+				'XMR 17.23400000 BTC 0.11783441',
+			])
+
+	def ticker12(self):
+		return self.ticker(
+			['--adjust=1.23','--wide','XMR:17.234:BTC'],
+			[
+				r'XMR \(MONERO\) = 158.97 USD ' +
+				r'BTC \(BITCOIN\) = 23,250.77 USD ' +
+				'Amount: 17.234 XMR',
+				r'Adjusting prices by \+1.23%',
+				'SPOT PRICE ADJUSTED PRICE',
+				'MONERO 17.23400000 17.44597820 2022-08-02 18:25:59 ' +
+				'BITCOIN 0.11783441 0.11928377 2022-08-02 18:25:59',
+			])
+
+	def ticker13(self):
+		return self.ticker(
+			['-wE','-c','inr-indian-rupee:79.5','inr:200000:btc:0.1'],
+			[
+				'Offer: 200,000 INR',
+				'Offered price differs from spot by -7.58%',
+				'SPOT PRICE OFFERED PRICE UPDATED',
+				'INDIAN RUPEE 200,000.00000000 184,843.65372424 -- ' +
+				'BITCOIN 0.10819955 0.10000000 10 minutes ago'
+			])
+
+	def ticker14(self):
+		shutil.copy2(os.path.join(refdir,'ticker-portfolio.yaml'),self.nt_datadir)
+		t = self.ticker(
+			['--btc','--wide','--portfolio','--elapsed'],
+			[
+				'PRICES',
+				r'BITCOIN 23,368.86 \+6.05 -1.87 1 day 9 hours 2 minutes ago',
+				'PORTFOLIO',
+				r'BITCOIN 28,850.44 \+6.05 -1.87 1.23456789'
+			])
+		os.unlink(os.path.join(self.nt_datadir,'ticker-portfolio.yaml'))
+		return t
+
+	def ticker15(self):
+		return self.ticker(
+			['--btc','--wide','--elapsed','-r','inr:79.5','btc:2:usd:45000'],
+			[
+				r'BTC \(BITCOIN\) = 23,368.86 USD',
+				'Offered price differs from spot by -3.72%',
+				'SPOT PRICE OFFERED PRICE UPDATED',
+				'BITCOIN 2.00000000 1.92563954 1 day 9 hours 2 minutes ago ' +
+				'US DOLLAR 46,737.71911598 45,000.00000000 --',
+			])
+
+	def ticker16(self):
+		return self.ticker(
+			['--wide','--elapsed','-c','eurusd=x,omr-omani-rial:2.59r'],
+			[
+				r'EURUSD=X \(EUR/USD\) = 1.0642 USD ' +
+				r'OMR \(OMANI RIAL\) = 2.5900 USD',
+				'USD EURUSD=X OMR BTC CHG_7d CHG_24h UPDATED',
+				r'BITCOIN 23,250.77 21,848.7527 8,977.1328 1.00000000 \+11.15 \+0.89 10 minutes ago',
+				'OMANI RIAL 2.59 2.4338 1.0000 0.00011139 -- -- --'
+			])
+
+	def ticker17(self):
+		# BGN pegged at 0.5113 EUR
+		return self.ticker(
+			['--wide','--elapsed','-c','bgn-bulgarian-lev:0.5113r:eurusd=x'],
+			[
+				r'BGN \(BULGARIAN LEV\) = 0.54411 USD',
+				'USD BGN BTC CHG_7d CHG_24h UPDATED',
+				'BITCOIN 23,250.77 42,731.767 1.00000000',
+				'BULGARIAN LEV 0.54 1.000 0.00002340',
+			])
--- a/test/cmdtest_py_d/ct_regtest.py
+++ b/test/cmdtest_py_d/ct_regtest.py
@ -9,33 +9,33 @@
 #   https://gitlab.com/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools

 """
-test.cmdtest_d.regtest: Regtest tests for the cmdtest.py test suite
+test.cmdtest_py_d.ct_regtest: Regtest tests for the cmdtest.py test suite
 """

-import sys, os
-from decimal import Decimal
+import sys,os

-from mmgen.util import msg_r, die, gmsg
+from mmgen.util import msg_r,die,gmsg
 from mmgen.protocol import init_proto
 from mmgen.proto.btc.regtest import MMGenRegtest

-from ..include.common import cfg, imsg, stop_test_daemons, joinpath
-from .base import CmdTestBase
+from ..include.common import cfg,imsg,stop_test_daemons,joinpath
+from .ct_base import CmdTestBase

 args1 = ['--bob']
-args2 = ['--bob', '--rpc-backend=http']
+args2 = ['--bob','--rpc-backend=http']

-def gen_addrs(proto, network, keys):
+def gen_addrs(proto,network,keys):
 	from mmgen.tool.api import tool_api
 	tool = tool_api(cfg)
-	tool.init_coin(proto.coin, 'regtest')
+	tool.init_coin(proto.coin,'regtest')
 	tool.addrtype = proto.mmtypes[-1]
 	return [tool.privhex2addr('{:064x}'.format(key)) for key in keys]

 class CmdTestRegtest(CmdTestBase):
 	'various operations via regtest mode'
-	networks = ('btc', 'ltc', 'bch')
+	networks = ('btc','ltc','bch')
 	passthru_opts = ('coin',)
+	extra_spawn_args = ['--regtest=1']
 	tmpdir_nums = [1]
 	color = True
 	deterministic = False
@ -105,36 +105,36 @@ class CmdTestRegtest(CmdTestBase):
 	),
 	}

-	def __init__(self, cfg, trunner, cfgs, spawn):
-		CmdTestBase.__init__(self, cfg, trunner, cfgs, spawn)
-		if trunner is None:
+	def __init__(self,trunner,cfgs,spawn):
+		CmdTestBase.__init__(self,trunner,cfgs,spawn)
+		if trunner == None:
 			return
 		if cfg._proto.testnet:
-			die(2, '--testnet and --regtest options incompatible with regtest test suite')
+			die(2,'--testnet and --regtest options incompatible with regtest test suite')
 		self.proto = init_proto( cfg, self.proto.coin, network='regtest', need_amt=True )
-		self.addrs = [a.views[a.view_pref] for a in gen_addrs(self.proto, 'regtest', [1, 2, 3, 4, 5])]
+		self.addrs = gen_addrs(self.proto,'regtest',[1,2,3,4,5])

-		self.use_bdb_wallet = self.bdb_wallet and self.proto.coin != 'BTC'
+		self.use_bdb_wallet = self.bdb_wallet or self.proto.coin != 'BTC'
 		self.regtest = MMGenRegtest(cfg, self.proto.coin, bdb_wallet=self.use_bdb_wallet)

 	def setup(self):
-		stop_test_daemons(self.proto.network_id, force=True, remove_datadir=True)
+		stop_test_daemons(self.proto.network_id,force=True,remove_datadir=True)
 		from shutil import rmtree
 		try:
-			rmtree(joinpath(self.tr.data_dir, 'regtest'))
+			rmtree(joinpath(self.tr.data_dir,'regtest'))
 		except:
 			pass
 		t = self.spawn(
 			'mmgen-regtest',
 			(['--bdb-wallet'] if self.use_bdb_wallet else [])
 			+ ['--setup-no-stop-daemon', 'setup'])
-		for s in ('Starting', 'Creating', 'Creating', 'Creating', 'Mined', 'Setup complete'):
+		for s in ('Starting','Creating','Creating','Creating','Mined','Setup complete'):
 			t.expect(s)
 		return t

 	def netrate(self, add_args, expect_str, exit_val=None):
 		t = self.spawn('mmnode-netrate', args1 + add_args, exit_val=exit_val)
-		t.expect(expect_str, regex=True)
+		t.expect(expect_str,regex=True)
 		return t

 	def netrate1(self):
@ -147,152 +147,146 @@ class CmdTestRegtest(CmdTestBase):
 			return 'ok'
 		return t

-	def halving_calculator(self, add_args, expect_list):
-		t = self.spawn('mmnode-halving-calculator', args1+add_args)
+	def halving_calculator(self,add_args,expect_list):
+		t = self.spawn('mmnode-halving-calculator',args1+add_args)
 		t.match_expect_list(expect_list)
 		return t

 	def halving_calculator1(self):
-		return self.halving_calculator(['--help'], ['USAGE:'])
+		return self.halving_calculator(['--help'],['USAGE:'])

 	def halving_calculator2(self):
-		return self.halving_calculator([], ['Current block: 393', f'Current block subsidy: 12.5 {cfg.coin}'])
+		return self.halving_calculator([],['Current block: 393',f'Current block subsidy: 12.5 {cfg.coin}'])

 	def halving_calculator3(self):
-		return self.halving_calculator(['--list'], ['33 4950', '0'])
+		return self.halving_calculator(['--list'],['33 4950','0'])

 	def halving_calculator4(self):
-		return self.halving_calculator(['--mined'], ['0 0.0000015 14949.9999835'])
+		return self.halving_calculator(['--mined'],['0 0.0000015 14949.9999835'])

 	def halving_calculator5(self):
-		return self.halving_calculator(['--mined', '--bdr-proj=5'], ['5.00000 0 0.0000015 14949.9999835'])
+		return self.halving_calculator(['--mined','--bdr-proj=5'],['5.00000 0 0.0000015 14949.9999835'])

 	def halving_calculator6(self):
-		return self.halving_calculator(['--mined', '--sample-size=20'], ['33 4950', '0 0.0000015 14949.9999835'])
+		return self.halving_calculator(['--mined','--sample-size=20'],['33 4950','0 0.0000015 14949.9999835'])

-	def sendto(self, addr, amt):
-		return self.spawn('mmgen-regtest', ['send', addr, amt])
+	def sendto(self,addr,amt):
+		return self.spawn('mmgen-regtest',['send',addr,amt])

-	def sendto1(self): return self.sendto(self.addrs[0], '0.123')
-	def sendto2(self): return self.sendto(self.addrs[0], '0.234')
-	def sendto3(self): return self.sendto(self.addrs[1], '0.345')
+	def sendto1(self): return self.sendto(self.addrs[0],'0.123')
+	def sendto2(self): return self.sendto(self.addrs[0],'0.234')
+	def sendto3(self): return self.sendto(self.addrs[1],'0.345')

-	def addrbal(self, args, expect_list):
-		t = self.spawn('mmnode-addrbal', args2 + args)
+	def addrbal(self,args,expect_list):
+		t = self.spawn('mmnode-addrbal',args)
 		t.match_expect_list(expect_list)
 		return t

 	def addrbal_single(self):
 		return self.addrbal(
-			[self.addrs[0]],
+			args2 + [self.addrs[0]],
 			[
 				f'Balance: 0.357 {cfg.coin}',
 				'2 unspent outputs in 2 blocks',
-				'394', '0.123',
-				'395', '0.234'
+				'394','0.123',
+				'395','0.234'
 			])

 	def addrbal_multiple(self):
 		return self.addrbal(
-			[self.addrs[1], self.addrs[0]],
+			args2 + [self.addrs[1],self.addrs[0]],
 			[
-				'396', '0.345',
-				'394', '0.123',
-				'395', '0.234'
+				'396','0.345',
+				'394','0.123',
+				'395','0.234'
 			])

 	def addrbal_multiple_tabular1(self):
 		return self.addrbal(
-			['--tabular', self.addrs[1], self.addrs[0]],
+			args2 + ['--tabular',self.addrs[1],self.addrs[0]],
 			[
-				self.addrs[1] + ' 1 396', '0.345',
-				self.addrs[0] + ' 2 395', '0.357'
+				self.addrs[1] + ' 1 396','0.345',
+				self.addrs[0] + ' 2 395','0.357'
 			])

 	def addrbal_multiple_tabular2(self):
 		return self.addrbal(
-			['--tabular', '--first-block', self.addrs[1], self.addrs[0]],
+			args2 + ['--tabular','--first-block',self.addrs[1],self.addrs[0]],
 			[
-				self.addrs[1] + ' 1 396', '396', '0.345',
-				self.addrs[0] + ' 2 394', '395', '0.357'
+				self.addrs[1] + ' 1 396','396','0.345',
+				self.addrs[0] + ' 2 394','395','0.357'
 			])

 	def addrbal_nobal1(self):
 		return self.addrbal(
-			[self.addrs[2]], ['Address has no balance'])
+			args2 + [self.addrs[2]], ['Address has no balance'] )

 	def addrbal_nobal2(self):
 		return self.addrbal(
-			[self.addrs[2], self.addrs[3]], ['Addresses have no balances'])
+			args2 + [self.addrs[2],self.addrs[3]], ['Addresses have no balances'] )

 	def addrbal_nobal3(self):
 		return self.addrbal(
-			[self.addrs[4], self.addrs[0], self.addrs[3]],
+			args2 + [self.addrs[4],self.addrs[0],self.addrs[3]],
 			[
 				'No balance',
 				'2 unspent outputs in 2 blocks',
-				'394', '0.123', '395', '0.234',
+				'394','0.123','395','0.234',
 				'No balance'
 			])

 	def addrbal_nobal3_tabular1(self):
 		return self.addrbal(
-			['--tabular', self.addrs[4], self.addrs[0], self.addrs[3]],
+			args2 + ['--tabular',self.addrs[4],self.addrs[0],self.addrs[3]],
 			[
 				self.addrs[4] + ' - - -',
-				self.addrs[0] + ' 2 395', '0.357',
+				self.addrs[0] + ' 2 395','0.357',
 				self.addrs[3] + ' - - -',
 			])

 	def addrbal_nobal3_tabular2(self):
 		return self.addrbal(
-			['--tabular', '--first-block', self.addrs[4], self.addrs[0], self.addrs[3]],
+			args2 + ['--tabular','--first-block',self.addrs[4],self.addrs[0],self.addrs[3]],
 			[
 				self.addrs[4] + ' - - - -',
-				self.addrs[0] + ' 2 394', '395', '0.357',
+				self.addrs[0] + ' 2 394','395','0.357',
 				self.addrs[3] + ' - - - -',
 			])

-	def blocks_info(self, args, expect_list):
-		t = self.spawn('mmnode-blocks-info', args1 + args)
+	def blocks_info(self,args,expect_list):
+		t = self.spawn('mmnode-blocks-info',args)
 		t.match_expect_list(expect_list)
 		return t

 	def blocks_info1(self):
-		return self.blocks_info(
-			['--help'],
-			['USAGE:', 'OPTIONS:'])
+		return self.blocks_info( args1 + ['--help'], ['USAGE:','OPTIONS:'])

 	def blocks_info2(self):
-		return self.blocks_info(
-			[],
-			['Current height: 396'])
+		return self.blocks_info( args1, [
+			'Current height: 396',
+		])

 	def blocks_info3(self):
-		return self.blocks_info(
-			['+100'],
-			[
-				'Range: 297-396',
-				'Current height: 396',
-				'Next diff adjust: 2016'
-			])
+		return self.blocks_info( args1 + ['+100'], [
+			'Range: 297-396',
+			'Current height: 396',
+			'Next diff adjust: 2016'
+		])

 	def blocks_info4(self):
-		n1, i1, o1, n2, i2, o2 = (2, 1, 3, 6, 3, 9) if cfg.coin == 'BCH' else (2, 1, 4, 6, 3, 12)
-		return self.blocks_info(
-			['--miner-info', '--fields=all', '--stats=all', '+3'],
-			[
-				'Averages',
-				f'nTx: {n1}',
-				f'Inputs: {i1}',
-				f'Outputs: {o1}',
-				'Totals',
-				f'nTx: {n2}',
-				f'Inputs: {i2}',
-				f'Outputs: {o2}',
-				'Current height: 396',
-				'Next diff adjust: 2016'
-			])
+		n1,i1,o1,n2,i2,o2 = (2,1,3,6,3,9) if cfg.coin == 'BCH' else (2,1,4,6,3,12)
+		return self.blocks_info( args1 + ['--miner-info','--fields=all','--stats=all','+3'], [
+			'Averages',
+			f'nTx: {n1}',
+			f'Inputs: {i1}',
+			f'Outputs: {o1}',
+			'Totals',
+			f'nTx: {n2}',
+			f'Inputs: {i2}',
+			f'Outputs: {o2}',
+			'Current height: 396',
+			'Next diff adjust: 2016'
+		])

 	async def feeview_setup(self):

@ -302,74 +296,61 @@ class CmdTestRegtest(CmdTestBase):
 			from collections import namedtuple

 			t = tool_api(cfg)
-			t.init_coin(self.proto.coin, self.proto.network)
+			t.init_coin(self.proto.coin,self.proto.network)
 			t.addrtype = 'compressed' if self.proto.coin == 'BCH' else 'bech32'
-			wp = namedtuple('wifaddrpair', ['wif', 'addr'])
+			wp = namedtuple('wifaddrpair',['wif','addr'])

 			def gen():
-				for n in range(0xfaceface, nPairs+0xfaceface):
+				for n in range(0xfaceface,nPairs+0xfaceface):
 					wif = t.hex2wif(f'{n:064x}')
 					yield wp( wif, t.wif2addr(wif) )

 			return list(gen())

-		def gen_fees(n_in, low, high):
+		def gen_fees(n_in,low,high):

 			# very approximate tx size estimation:
-			ibytes, wbytes, obytes = (148, 0, 34) if self.proto.coin == 'BCH' else (43, 108, 31)
-			x = (ibytes + (wbytes//4) + (obytes * nPairs)) * self.proto.coin_amt.satoshi
+			ibytes,wbytes,obytes = (148,0,34) if self.proto.coin == 'BCH' else (43,108,31)
+			x = (ibytes + (wbytes//4) + (obytes * nPairs)) * self.proto.coin_amt(self.proto.coin_amt.satoshi)

 			n = n_in - 1
 			vmax = high - low

 			for i in range(n_in):
-				yield Decimal(low + (i/n)**6 * vmax) * x
+				yield (low + (i/n)**6 * vmax) * x

-		async def do_tx(inputs, outputs, wif):
-			tx_hex = await r.rpc_call('createrawtransaction', inputs, outputs)
-			if wif:
-				tx = await r.rpc_call(
-					'signrawtransactionwithkey',
-					tx_hex,
-					[wif],
-					[],
-					self.proto.sighash_type)
-			else:
-				tx = await r.rpc_call(
-					'signrawtransactionwithwallet',
-					tx_hex,
-					None, # prevtxs
-					self.proto.sighash_type,
-					wallet = 'miner')
-			assert tx['complete']
+		async def do_tx(inputs,outputs,wif):
+			tx_hex = await r.rpc_call( 'createrawtransaction', inputs, outputs )
+			tx = await r.rpc_call( 'signrawtransactionwithkey', tx_hex, [wif], [], self.proto.sighash_type )
+			assert tx['complete'] == True
 			return tx['hex']

 		async def do_tx1():
-			us = await r.rpc_call('listunspent', wallet='miner')
+			us = await r.rpc_call('listunspent',wallet='miner')
 			tx_input = us[7] # 25 BTC in coinbase -- us[0] could have < 25 BTC
 			fee = self.proto.coin_amt('0.001')
-			outputs = {p.addr: tx1_amt for p in pairs[:nTxs]}
-			outputs.update({burn_addr: self.proto.coin_amt(tx_input['amount']) - (tx1_amt*nTxs) - fee})
+			outputs = {p.addr:tx1_amt for p in pairs[:nTxs]}
+			outputs.update({burn_addr: tx_input['amount'] - (tx1_amt*nTxs) - fee})
 			return await do_tx(
-				[{'txid': tx_input['txid'], 'vout': 0}],
+				[{ 'txid': tx_input['txid'], 'vout': 0 }],
 				outputs,
 				await r.miner_wif)

-		async def do_tx2(tx, pairno):
-			fee = self.proto.coin_amt(fees[pairno], from_decimal=True)
-			outputs = {p.addr: tx2_amt for p in pairs}
+		async def do_tx2(tx,pairno):
+			fee = fees[pairno]
+			outputs = {p.addr:tx2_amt for p in pairs}
 			outputs.update({burn_addr: tx1_amt - (tx2_amt*len(pairs)) - fee})
 			return await do_tx(
-				[{'txid': tx['txid'], 'vout': pairno}],
+				[{ 'txid': tx['txid'], 'vout': pairno }],
 				outputs,
 				pairs[pairno].wif )

 		async def do_txs(tx_in):
 			for pairno in range(nTxs):
-				tx_hex = await do_tx2(tx_in, pairno)
-				await r.rpc_call('sendrawtransaction', tx_hex)
+				tx_hex = await do_tx2(tx_in,pairno)
+				await r.rpc_call('sendrawtransaction',tx_hex)

-		self.spawn('', msg_only=True)
+		self.spawn('',msg_only=True)

 		r = self.regtest
 		nPairs = 100
@ -384,22 +365,22 @@ class CmdTestRegtest(CmdTestBase):
 		imsg(f'Creating funding transaction with {nTxs} outputs of value {tx1_amt} {self.proto.coin}')
 		tx1_hex = await do_tx1()

-		imsg('Relaying funding transaction')
-		await r.rpc_call('sendrawtransaction', tx1_hex)
+		imsg(f'Relaying funding transaction')
+		await r.rpc_call('sendrawtransaction',tx1_hex)

-		imsg('Mining a block')
-		await r.generate(1, silent=True)
+		imsg(f'Mining a block')
+		await r.generate(1,silent=True)

-		imsg('Generating fees for mempool transactions')
-		fees = list(gen_fees(nTxs, 2, 120))
+		imsg(f'Generating fees for mempool transactions')
+		fees = list(gen_fees(nTxs,2,120))

 		imsg(f'Creating and relaying {nTxs} mempool transactions with {nPairs} outputs each')
-		await do_txs(await r.rpc_call('decoderawtransaction', tx1_hex))
+		await do_txs(await r.rpc_call('decoderawtransaction',tx1_hex))

 		return 'ok'

-	def _feeview(self, args, expect_list=[]):
-		t = self.spawn('mmnode-feeview', args1 + args)
+	def _feeview(self,args,expect_list=[]):
+		t = self.spawn('mmnode-feeview',args)
 		if expect_list:
 			t.match_expect_list(expect_list)
 		return t
@ -408,7 +389,7 @@ class CmdTestRegtest(CmdTestBase):
 		return self._feeview([])

 	def feeview2(self):
-		return self._feeview(['--columns=40', '--include-current'])
+		return self._feeview(['--columns=40','--include-current'])

 	def feeview3(self):
 		return self._feeview(['--precision=6'])
@ -417,7 +398,7 @@ class CmdTestRegtest(CmdTestBase):
 		return self._feeview(['--detail'])

 	def feeview5(self):
-		return self._feeview(['--show-empty', '--log', f'--outdir={self.tmpdir}'])
+		return self._feeview(['--show-empty','--log',f'--outdir={self.tmpdir}'])

 	def feeview6(self):
 		return self._feeview(['--ignore-below=1MB'])
@ -427,13 +408,13 @@ class CmdTestRegtest(CmdTestBase):

 	async def feeview8(self):
 		imsg('Clearing mempool')
-		await self.regtest.generate(1, silent=True)
+		await self.regtest.generate(1,silent=True)
 		return self._feeview([])

 	def stop(self):
 		if cfg.no_daemon_stop:
-			self.spawn('', msg_only=True)
+			self.spawn('',msg_only=True)
 			msg_r('(leaving daemon running by user request)')
 			return 'ok'
 		else:
-			return self.spawn('mmgen-regtest', ['stop'])
+			return self.spawn('mmgen-regtest',['stop'])
--- a/test/init.sh
+++ b/test/init.sh
@ -28,17 +28,15 @@ STDOUT_DEVNULL='>/dev/null'
 STDERR_DEVNULL='2>/dev/null'

 PROGNAME=$(basename $0)
-while getopts hcv OPT
+while getopts hv OPT
 do
 	case "$OPT" in
 	h)  printf "  %-16s Initialize the MMGen Node Tools test suite\n" "${PROGNAME}:"
 		echo   "  USAGE:           $PROGNAME"
 		echo   "  OPTIONS: '-h'  Print this help message"
-		echo   "            -c   Create links from mmgen-wallet ‘cmds’ subdirectory"
 		echo   "            -v   Be more verbose"
 		exit ;;
 	v)  VERBOSE=1 STDOUT_DEVNULL='' STDERR_DEVNULL='' ;;
-	c)  CMD_LINKS=1 ;;
 	*)  exit ;;
 	esac
 done
@ -79,31 +77,19 @@ create_dir_links() {
 	done
 }

-delete_old_stuff() {
-	rm -rf test/unit_tests.py
-	rm -rf test/cmdtest_d/common.py
-	rm -rf test/cmdtest_d/ct_base.py
-	rm -rf test/cmdtest_d/group_mgr.py
-	rm -rf test/cmdtest_d/runner.py
-}
-
 create_test_links() {
 	paths='
-		test/include                        symbolic
-		test/overlay/__init__.py            symbolic
-		test/overlay/fakemods/mmgen         symbolic
-		test/__init__.py                    symbolic
-		test/clean.py                       symbolic
-		test/cmdtest.py                     hard
-		test/modtest.py                     hard
-		test/test-release.sh                symbolic
-		test/cmdtest_d/base.py              symbolic
-		test/cmdtest_d/httpd/__init__.py    symbolic
-		test/cmdtest_d/include/common.py    symbolic
-		test/cmdtest_d/include/runner.py    symbolic
-		test/cmdtest_d/include/group_mgr.py symbolic
-		test/cmdtest_d/include/pexpect.py   symbolic
-		cmds/mmgen-regtest                  symbolic
+		test/include                   symbolic
+		test/overlay/__init__.py       symbolic
+		test/overlay/fakemods/mmgen    symbolic
+		test/__init__.py               symbolic
+		test/clean.py                  symbolic
+		test/cmdtest.py                hard
+		test/unit_tests.py             hard
+		test/test-release.sh           symbolic
+		test/cmdtest_py_d/common.py    symbolic
+		test/cmdtest_py_d/ct_base.py   symbolic
+		cmds/mmgen-regtest             symbolic
 	'
 	while read path type; do
 		[ "$path" ] || continue
@ -133,21 +119,8 @@ create_test_links() {
 	done <<<$paths
 }

-create_cmd_links() {
-	[ "$VERBOSE" ] && becho 'Creating links to mmgen-wallet repo ‘cmds’ subdirectory'
-	(
-		filenames=$(cd $wallet_repo/cmds && ls)
-		cd cmds
-		for filename in $filenames; do
-			[ -e $filename ] || ln -s "../$wallet_repo/cmds/$filename"
-		done
-	)
-}
-
 becho 'Initializing MMGen Node Tools Test Suite'

-delete_old_stuff
-
 check_mmgen_repo || die "MMGen Wallet repository not found at $wallet_repo!"

 build_mmgen_extmod
@ -158,8 +131,6 @@ create_dir_links

 create_test_links

-[ "$CMD_LINKS" ] && create_cmd_links
-
 [ "$VERBOSE" ] && becho 'OK'

 true
--- a/test/modtest_d/init.py
+++ b/test/modtest_d/init.py
@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-"""
-test.modtest_d: shared data for module tests for the MMGen Node Tools suite
-"""
-
-altcoin_tests = []
--- a/test/overlay/fakemods/mmgen_node_tools/PeerBlocks.py
+++ b/test/overlay/fakemods/mmgen_node_tools/PeerBlocks.py
@ -294,14 +294,15 @@ class fake_data:
 		20 7303 7307 7310 7311 7316 7322 7334 7343 7344 7350 7356 7363 7374 7377 7384 7225
 		21 7310 7311 7316 7322 7334 7343 7344 7350 7356 7363 7374 7377 7384 7225 7317 7386
 		22 7316 7322 7334 7343 7344 7350 7356 7363 7374 7377 7384 7225 7317 7386 7398 7409
-	"""}
+	"""
+	}

 	def make_data():

 		def gen_address_data():
 			for line in fake_data.addresses.strip().split('\n'):
 				data = line.split(maxsplit=2)
-				yield (data[0], {k: v for k, v in zip(('id', 'addr', 'subver'), data)})
+				yield (data[0], {k:v for k,v in zip(('id','addr','subver'),data)})

 		def gen_iterations_data():
 			for line in fake_data.iterations.strip().split('\n'):
@ -319,7 +320,8 @@ class fake_data:
 				'id': int(d['id']),
 				'addr': d['addr'],
 				'subver': d['subver'],
-				'inflight': [int(n)+830000 for n in blocks[iter_no]]}
+				'inflight': [int(n)+830000 for n in blocks[iter_no]],
+			}

 		def gen_data():
 			for iter_no in iterations_data:
--- a/test/overlay/fakemods/mmgen_node_tools/Ticker.py
+++ b/test/overlay/fakemods/mmgen_node_tools/Ticker.py
@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-#
-# MMGen Node Tools, terminal-based programs for Bitcoin and forkcoin nodes
-# Copyright (C)2013-2025 The MMGen Project <mmgen@tuta.io>
-# Licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 3:
-#   https://www.gnu.org/licenses
-# Public project repositories:
-#   https://github.com/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools
-#   https://gitlab.com/mmgen/mmgen-node-tools
-
-"""
-fakemods.mmgen_node_tools.Ticker: fake module for Ticker class
-"""
-
-from .Ticker_orig import *
-
-class overlay_fake_DataSource:
-	class coinpaprika:
-		api_host = 'localhost:19900'
-		api_proto = 'http'
-
-DataSource.coinpaprika.api_host = overlay_fake_DataSource.coinpaprika.api_host
-DataSource.coinpaprika.api_proto = overlay_fake_DataSource.coinpaprika.api_proto
--- a/test/ref/ticker/ticker-cfg-bad.yaml
+++ b/test/ref/ticker/ticker-cfg-bad.yaml
@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-assets:
-  coin1:
-    - btc-bitcoin
-    - ltc-litecoin
-    - eth-ethereum
-    - xmr-monero
-    - bad-badcoin
-  commodity:
-    - gc=f
-    - si=f
-    - bz=f
--- a/test/ref/ticker/ticker-cfg-sort-pchg.yaml
+++ b/test/ref/ticker/ticker-cfg-sort-pchg.yaml
@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-sort: d
-pchg_unit: btc
-
-assets:
-  coin1:
-    - btc-bitcoin
-    - ltc-litecoin
-    - eth-ethereum
-    - xmr-monero
-    - bad-badcoin
-  commodity:
-    - gc=f
-    - si=f
-    - bz=f
--- a/test/ref/ticker/ticker-cfg-usd.yaml
+++ b/test/ref/ticker/ticker-cfg-usd.yaml
@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-assets:
-  coin1:
-    - btc-bitcoin
-    - eth-ethereum
-    - xmr-monero
-  commodity:
-    - gc=f
-    - si=f
-  currency:
-    - usd-us-dollar
-    - eurusd=x
--- a/test/ref/ticker/ticker-portfolio.yaml
+++ b/test/ref/ticker/ticker-portfolio.yaml
@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 btc-bitcoin:  '1.23456789'
 eth-ethereum: '2.345678901234567890'
-xmr-monero:   '3.333390123456'
+xmr-monero:   '4.567890123456'
 ada-cardano:  '123.45678901'
-
-wallet2:
-  algo-algorand: '234.5678901'
-
-exchange1:
-  xmr-monero: '1.2345'
+algo-algorand: '234.5678901'
--- a/test/test-release.d/cfg.sh
+++ b/test/test-release.d/cfg.sh
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #  mmnode-ticker              OK
 #  mmnode-txfind              -

-all_tests='mod lint misc scripts btc btc_rt bch_rt ltc_rt'
+all_tests='unit lint misc scripts btc btc_rt bch_rt ltc_rt'

 groups_desc="
 	default  - All tests minus the extra tests
@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ groups_desc="
 "

 init_groups() {
-	dfl_tests='mod misc scripts btc btc_rt bch_rt ltc_rt'
+	dfl_tests='unit misc scripts btc btc_rt bch_rt ltc_rt'
 	extra_tests='lint'
-	noalt_tests='mod misc scripts btc btc_rt'
-	quick_tests='mod misc scripts btc btc_rt'
+	noalt_tests='unit misc scripts btc btc_rt'
+	quick_tests='unit misc scripts btc btc_rt'
 	qskip_tests='lint bch_rt ltc_rt'
 }

@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ init_tests() {
 	t_lint="
 		- $pylint --errors-only mmgen_node_tools
 		- $pylint --errors-only test
-		- $pylint --errors-only --disable=relative-beyond-top-level test/cmdtest_d
+		- $pylint --errors-only --disable=relative-beyond-top-level test/cmdtest_py_d
 	"

-	d_mod="low-level subsystems"
-	t_mod="- $modtest_py"
+	d_unit="low-level subsystems"
+	t_unit="- $unit_tests_py"

 	d_misc="miscellaneous features"
 	t_misc="- $cmdtest_py helpscreens"
--- a/test/unit_tests_d/ut_BlocksInfo.py
+++ b/test/unit_tests_d/ut_BlocksInfo.py
--- a/test/unit_tests_d/ut_dep.py
+++ b/test/unit_tests_d/ut_dep.py