AssertionError (assert outer_iterations > 0)

[Karl483r]

Hi,

thanks for your work! I think I know my mnemonic and have a list of possible passwords. So I tried: python3 seedrecover.py --wallet-type bip39 --addressdb ../addresses-BTC-2011-to-2021-03-31.db --passphrase-list ../passwords --mnemonic "...." --addr-limit 100

I get the following output:

Starting seedrecover 1.13.0-CryptoGuide, btcrecover 1.13.0-Cryptoguide on Python 3.12.3 64-bit, 21-bit unicodes, 64-bit ints
btcrseed
...
Loading address database ...
Loaded 804797813 addresses from database ...
Using the 'en' wordlist.
Assuming a 24 word mnemonic. (This can be overridden with --mnemonic-length)
Initial seed guess has a valid checksum (0.39% chance).
2024-11-27 18:51:20 : Phase 1/5: 1 mistake, excluding entirely different seed words.
Wallet Type: btcrseed.WalletBIP39
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/ubuntu/btcrecover/seedrecover.py", line 38, in <module>
    mnemonic_sentence, path_coin = btcrseed.main(sys.argv[1:])
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/ubuntu/btcrecover/btcrecover/btcrseed.py", line 4085, in main
    mnemonic_found = run_btcrecover(**phase_params)
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/ubuntu/btcrecover/btcrecover/btcrseed.py", line 3464, in run_btcrecover
    (mnemonic_found, not_found_msg) = btcrpass.main()
                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/ubuntu/btcrecover/btcrecover/btcrpass.py", line 8801, in main
    assert outer_iterations > 0
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AssertionError

Any idea how I can fix this? Without the password list it seems to run. I tried it on a Mac and on Ubuntu.

Thank you, Karl

[3rdIteration]

Can you generate a test wallet and provide a command that can be pasted to reproduce this error?

[Karl483r]

I think the issue is related to the length of the password file.

seq 1 200000 > testPWs
python3 seedrecover.py  --wallet-type bip39 --addressdb ../addresses-BTC-2011-to-2021-03-31.db --passphrase-list testPWs --mnemonic "biology away veteran slice curtain imitate cargo luggage tunnel update volume ill flee secret spare crawl update plug animal rally avocado better traffic lock" --addr-limit 100

These commands replicate the error on my system. I think you do not even need the addressdb

[3rdIteration]

fixed in https://github.com/3rdIteration/btcrecover/commit/40f53d0ceb4f93e13fb3cddee9aab73569f45087