fix: include merkle_root in natural order

Block.py

@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ def serialize_blockheader(self):
         result = int_to_little_endian(self.version, 4)
         # prev_block - 32 bytes, little endian
         result += self.prev_block[::-1]
-        # merkle_root - 32 bytes, little endian
-        result += self.merkle_root[::-1]
+        # merkle_root - 32 bytes, little endian  -> require it in natural order in grader
+        result += self.merkle_root
         # timestamp - 4 bytes, little endian
         result += int_to_little_endian(self.timestamp, 4)
         # bits - 4 bytes
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def create_block(cls, tx_files):
       # we assume that the tx_files are in sorted in fee_rate 
 
       version = 803823616
-      timestamp = 1714064564
+      timestamp = 1714214394
 
       prev_block= "000000000000000000030ed9d2b8643c4c1d8519f34fbecaf150136e20ee183f"
       prev_block_in_bytes= bytes.fromhex(prev_block)
@@ -151,10 +151,32 @@ def create_block(cls, tx_files):
        # now print the required block details in the output.txt
 
        # print the serliased block header
-      print(valid_block.serialize_blockheader())      
+      serliased= valid_block.serialize_blockheader()
+      print(serliased)      
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+    #   print("merkle root : \n {}".format(valid_block.merkle_root.hex()))
+    #   print(serliased)
+    #   serliased_in_bytes= bytes.fromhex(serliased)
+
+
+    #   desired_slice = serliased_in_bytes[36:68].hex()
+    #   print(desired_slice)
+    #   print(desired_slice == valid_block.merkle_root.hex())
       # print("{} {} {} {} {} {} ".format(valid_block.version,(valid_block.prev_block).hex(),(valid_block.merkle_root).hex(),valid_block.timestamp,(valid_block.bits).hex(),valid_block.nonce))    
 
     #   print("block hash: {}".format(valid_block.hash()))
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+
     #   serliased coinbase transaction
       print(serliased_coinbase_tx)
 

output.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-0060e92f3f18ee206e1350f1cabe4ff319851d4c3c64b8d2d90e03000000000000000000d40eb0df1c5945f0059bfb300ab3d2f2064ad229f15aaac08d9f7c6896d0a395b48c2a66ffff001f627f0100
+0060e92f3f18ee206e1350f1cabe4ff319851d4c3c64b8d2d90e0300000000000000000095a3d096687c9f8dc0aa5af129d24a06f2d2b30a30fb9b05f045591cdfb00ed4fad52c66ffff001f974d0000
 010000000001010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff11030cd3bf0c004f4345414e2e58595a002effffffff02e412bf13000000001976a9142c30a6aaac6d96687291475d7d52f4b469f665a688ac0000000000000000266a24aa21a9ed07528e9068d79f4fa737ce2b8cdea09f1b9c3c7a588948ff29e9d29d9a9cb2ef0120000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 dcd522b3588c7adb0418454539e1a929fff936f211e5a20383fdcbc3ad8751b9
 423c61f1ec58b9400a373e1052c26debdd5d55eb0057900c3dcf41f54762486c