spesmilo / spesmilo/electrum

Cannot export private keys because one of them is corrupt

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Description

I have a wallet with a large number of keys. One of them is corrupt.

When I export keys, the progress dialog hangs at "Please wait... 537/549"

Because of this, there is no way to bulk export any of the keys.

What I think should happen here is that the bad address should be printed in the export dialog so it can be removed.

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Research direction

The report identifies the bulk private-key export flow and its progress dialog as the starting points; first reproduce the hang at 537/549 with a wallet containing a corrupt key. Done means bulk export no longer blocks and the corrupt address is shown so it can be removed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
blockchain, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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