Electrum standard wallet on testnet give a xpub (3.0.3)

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3/5
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35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
blockchain

Research direction

Reproduce the issue by creating a standard wallet on testnet with Electrum 3.0.3 and inspect the generated master seed prefix. Trace the wallet creation and extended public key handling, then verify that testnet wallets produce a tpub rather than an xpub.

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Description

enhancement ✨

If you create a wallet on testnet with 3.0.3, the master seed is a xpub instead of tpub.

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