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Block identifier parameter in Contract.call

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Version: 3.16.2
Python: 3.5
OS: linux

What was wrong?

I’m trying to query a contract state 6 block ago. Unlike web3.js api in Contract.call I can’t specify block identifier to run this call against. What is a correct way of doing this in web3py? Am I correct in my understanding that as a workaround I can temporarily set Eth.defaultBlock to desired number and I won’t run into any internal web3py thread/green thread concurrency issues?

How can it be fixed?

I’m feature-requesting addition of block identifier parameter in Contract.call in accord with web3.js api.

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Created 6 years ago
Reactions:1
Comments:8 (4 by maintainers)

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pipermerriamcommented, Dec 5, 2017

I’d say extra optional parameter.

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pipermerriamcommented, Nov 20, 2017

Yes, this should be added (and should be relatively easy to implement)

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