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+++ b/tests/test_block.py	Tue Oct 26 08:57:11 2021 +0200
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+from unittest import TestCase
+from testfixtures import TempDirectory
+from puppy.block import deserialize_block
+
+
+class TestBlock(TestCase):
+    genesis_block_hex = """
+    f9beb4d91d0100000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003ba3edfd7a7b12b27ac72c3e67
+    768f617fc81bc3888a51323a9fb8aa4b1e5e4a29ab5f49ffff001d1dac2b7c0101000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+    000000000000000000000000ffffffff4d04ffff001d0104455468652054696d65732030332f4a616e2f32303039204368616e63656c6c6f72
+    206f6e206272696e6b206f66207365636f6e64206261696c6f757420666f722062616e6b73ffffffff0100f2052a01000000434104678afdb0
+    fe5548271967f1a67130b7105cd6a828e03909a67962e0ea1f61deb649f6bc3f4cef38c4f35504e51ec112de5c384df7ba0b8d578a4c702b6b
+    f11d5fac00000000
+    """
+
+    expected_genesis_block = {
+        'magic_number': 'f9beb4d9',
+        'size': '0000011d',
+        'id': '000000000019d6689c085ae165831e934ff763ae46a2a6c172b3f1b60a8ce26f',
+        'transaction_count': '01',
+        'header': {
+            'version': '00000001',
+            'previous_block_id': '0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
+            'merkle_root': '4a5e1e4baab89f3a32518a88c31bc87f618f76673e2cc77ab2127b7afdeda33b',
+            'time': '495fab29',
+            'bits': '1d00ffff',
+            'nonce': '7c2bac1d'
+        },
+        'transactions': [{
+            'version': '00000001',
+            'input_count': '01',
+            'output_count': '01',
+            'lock_time': '00000000',
+            'id': '4a5e1e4baab89f3a32518a88c31bc87f618f76673e2cc77ab2127b7afdeda33b',
+            'inputs': [{
+                'id': '0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
+                'vout': 'ffffffff',
+                'script_sig_size': '4d',
+                'script_sig': '04ffff001d0104455468652054696d65732030332f4a616e'
+                              '2f32303039204368616e63656c6c6f72206f6e206272696e'
+                              '6b206f66207365636f6e64206261696c6f757420666f722062616e6b73',
+                'sequence': 'ffffffff'
+            }],
+            'outputs': [{
+                'value': '000000012a05f200',
+                'script_pub_key_size': '43',
+                'script_pub_key': '4104678afdb0fe5548271967f1a67130b7105cd6a828e03909a67962e0ea1f61deb649f'
+                                  '6bc3f4cef38c4f35504e51ec112de5c384df7ba0b8d578a4c702b6bf11d5fac'
+            }]
+        }]
+    }
+
+    def test_deserialize_block(self):
+        with TempDirectory() as d:
+            test_block_binary = bytes.fromhex(self.genesis_block_hex)
+            d.write('test_block.dat', test_block_binary)
+
+            with open('{}/test_block.dat'.format(d.path), 'rb') as f:
+                block = deserialize_block(f)
+                self.assertEqual(
+                    block, self.expected_genesis_block, 'Genesis block is not equal to expected genesis block'
+                )
+