code: def encode(hex):
      '''Encode hexadecimal string as base58 (ex: encoding a Monero address).'''
      data = _hexToBin(hex)
      l_data = len(data)
  
      if l_data == 0:
          return ""
  
      full_block_count = l_data // __fullBlockSize
      last_block_size = l_data % __fullBlockSize
      res_size = full_block_count * __fullEncodedBlockSize + __encodedBlockSizes[last_block_size]
  
      res = bytearray([__alphabet[0]] * res_size)
  
      for i in range(full_block_count):
          res = encode_block(data[(i*__fullBlockSize):(i*__fullBlockSize+__fullBlockSize)], res, i * __fullEncodedBlockSize)
  
      if last_block_size > 0:
          res = encode_block(data[(full_block_count*__fullBlockSize):(full_block_count*__fullBlockSize+last_block_size)], res, full_block_count * __fullEncodedBlockSize)
  
      return bytes(res).decode('ascii'f encode(hex):
      '''Encode hexadecimal string as base58 (ex: encoding a Monero address).'''
      data = _hexToBin(hex)
      l_data = len(data)
  
      if l_data == 0:
          return ""
  
      full_block_count = l_data // __fullBlockSize
      last_block_size = l_data % __fullBlockSize
      res_size = full_block_count * __fullEncodedBlockSize + __encodedBlockSizes[last_block_size]
  
      res = bytearray([__alphabet[0]] * res_size)
  
      for i in range(full_block_count):
          res = encode_block(data[(i*__fullBlockSize):(i*__fullBlockSize+__fullBlockSize)], res, i * __fullEncodedBlockSize)
  
      if last_block_size > 0:
          res = encode_block(data[(full_block_count*__fullBlockSize):(full_block_count*__fullBlockSize+last_block_size)], res, full_block_count * __fullEncodedBlockSize)
  
      return bytes(res).decode('ascii')
docs: Encode hexadecimal string as base58 (ex: encoding a Monero address).