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Perhaps you're confused by the phrasing "the wallet", as it's only the receiver's wallet who needs to know the public key, and he has it, because he created the address in the first place.
In what follows, I'm going to assume a standard 1... address (pay to pubkey hash). That's not the only type of address, but similar ressonings apply to every type of ...
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I resolved this.
Here is the functional command:
client.command('scantxoutset', 'start' ['addr(mfe87Qheq7SSveCDedyDUBEjMD9tgzRiU7)']) <!-- Address is valid. This address: '34xp4vRoCGJym3xR7yCVPFHoCNxv4Twseo' is invalid
The issue is that the address was invalid. Using a valid address, I can ensure that this works.
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You are trying to use a mainnet encoded address on testnet. That is not valid. You need to use a testnet encoded address.
The testnet form of the address you are trying to use is 2MvX28fMpoipKxqaxo6pN1CH4QjB5t9qpr8.
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I was under the impression that addresses are just a encoded
Yes, addresses are encoded (base58 or base32) to help human readability. They include a checksum to ensure protection against errors in address transcription and entry. A bitcoin address can represent the owner of a private/ public key pair, or it can represent any other script that can be ...
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