Migrating your code from v6 to v7
web3.py follows Semantic Versioning, which means
that version 7 introduced backwards-incompatible changes. If your
project depends on web3.py v7
, you’ll probably need to make some changes.
Breaking Changes:
Class-Based Middleware Model
The middleware model has been changed to a class-based model. Previously, middleware
were defined as functions that tightly wrapped the provider’s make_request
function,
where transformations could be conditionally applied before and after the request was made.
Now, middleware logic can be separated into request_processor
and response_processor
functions that enable pre-request and post-response logic, respectively. This change offers
a simpler, clearer interface for defining middleware, gives more flexibility for
asynchronous operations and also paves the way for supporting batch requests - included in
the roadmap for web3.py.
The new middleware model is documented in the Middleware section.
Middleware Renaming and Removals
The following middleware have been renamed for generalization or clarity:
name_to_address_middleware
->ENSNameToAddressMiddleware
geth_poa_middleware
->ExtraDataToPOAMiddleware
The following middleware have been removed:
ABI Middleware
abi_middleware
is no longer necessary and has been removed. All of the functionality
of the abi_middleware
was already handled by web3.py’s ABI formatters. For additional
context: a bug in the ENS name-to-address middleware would override the formatters. Fixing
this bug has removed the need for the abi_middleware
.
Caching Middleware
The following middleware have been removed:
simple_cache_middleware
latest_block_based_cache_middleware
time_based_cache_middleware
All caching middleware has been removed in favor of a decorator/wrapper around the
make_request
methods of providers with configuration options on the provider class.
The configuration options are outlined in the documentation in the
Request Caching section.
If desired, the previous caching middleware can be re-created using the new class-based
middleware model overriding the wrap_make_request
(or async_wrap_make_request
)
method in the middleware class.
Result Generating Middleware
The following middleware have been removed:
fixture_middleware
result_generator_middleware
The fixture_middleware
and result_generator_middleware
which were used for
testing/mocking purposes have been removed. These have been replaced internally by the
RequestMocker
class, utilized for testing via a request_mocker
pytest fixture.
HTTP Retry Request Middleware
The http_retry_request_middleware
has been removed in favor of a configuration
option on the HTTPProvider
and AsyncHTTPProvider
classes. The configuration
options are outlined in the documentation in the Retry Requests for HTTP Providers section.
Normalize Request Parameters Middleware
The normalize_request_parameters
middleware was not used anywhere internally and
has been removed.
Provider Updates
WebSocketProvider
WebsocketProviderV2
, introduced in web3.py v6
, has taken priority over the
legacy WebsocketProvider
. The LegacyWebSocketProvider
is also deprecated in
v7
and will likely be slated for removal in a later major version of the library
to help with the transition to the asynchronous patterns required when using the
WebSocketProvider
. In summary:
WebsocketProvider
->LegacyWebSocketProvider
(and deprecated)WebsocketProviderV2
->WebSocketProvider
EthereumTesterProvider
EthereumTesterProvider
now returns input
instead of data
for eth_getTransaction*
calls, as expected.
AsyncIPCProvider (non-breaking feature)
An asynchronous IPC provider, AsyncIPCProvider
, is also newly available in v7
.
This provider makes use of some of the same internals that the new WebSocketProvider
introduced, allowing it to also support eth_subscription
.
Python 3.7 Support Dropped
Python 3.7 support has been dropped in favor of Python 3.8+. Python 3.7 is no longer supported by the Python core team, and we want to focus our efforts on supporting the latest versions of Python.
EthPM Module Removed
The EthPM module has been removed from the library. It was not widely used and has not
been functional since around October 2022. It was deprecated in v6
and has been
completely removed in v7
.
Miscellaneous Changes
LRU
has been removed from the library and dependency onlru-dict
library was dropped.CallOverride
type was changed toStateOverride
since more methods thaneth_call
utilize the state override params.User-Agent
header was changed to a more readable format.BaseContractFunctions
iterator now returns instances ofContractFunction
rather than the function names.Beacon API filename change:
beacon/main.py
->beacon/beacon.py
.The
geth.miner
namespace and methods, deprecated inv6
, is removed inv7
.The asynchronous version of
w3.eth.wait_for_transaction_receipt()
changes its signature to useOptional[float]
instead offloat
since it may beNone
.get_default_ipc_path()
andget_dev_ipc_path()
now return the path value without checking if thegeth.ipc
file exists.Web3.is_address()
returnsTrue
for non-checksummed addresses.