Addressed passed via CLI no longer needs to be a checksum address; can just be a regular hex address. Bob can now pass it.

nucypher/cli/characters/alice.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from nucypher.config.characters import AliceConfiguration
 
 @click.command()
 @click.argument('action')
-@click.option('--checksum-address', help="Run with a specified account", type=EIP55_CHECKSUM_ADDRESS)
+@click.option('--pay-with', help="Run with a specified account", type=EIP55_CHECKSUM_ADDRESS)
 @click.option('--teacher-uri', help="An Ursula URI to start learning from (seednode)", type=click.STRING)
 @click.option('--min-stake', help="The minimum stake the teacher must have to be a teacher", type=click.INT, default=0)
 @click.option('--discovery-port', help="The host port to run node discovery services on", type=NETWORK_PORT, default=9151)  # TODO
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from nucypher.config.characters import AliceConfiguration
 @nucypher_click_config
 def alice(click_config,
           action,
-          checksum_address,
+          pay_with,
           teacher_uri,
           min_stake,
           http_port,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def alice(click_config,
 
         new_alice_config = AliceConfiguration.generate(password=click_config.get_password(confirm=True),
                                                        config_root=config_root,
-                                                       checksum_public_address=checksum_address,
+                                                       checksum_public_address=pay_with,
                                                        rest_host="localhost",
                                                        domains={network} if network else None,
                                                        federated_only=federated_only,
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def alice(click_config,
                 domains={network} if network else None,
                 network_middleware=click_config.middleware,
                 rest_port=discovery_port,
-                checksum_public_address=checksum_address,
+                checksum_public_address=pay_with,
                 provider_uri=provider_uri)
         except FileNotFoundError:
             return actions.handle_missing_configuration_file(character_config_class=AliceConfiguration,

nucypher/cli/characters/bob.py

@@ -4,17 +4,20 @@ from nucypher.characters.banners import BOB_BANNER
 from nucypher.characters.control.emitters import IPCStdoutEmitter
 from nucypher.cli import actions, painting
 from nucypher.cli.config import nucypher_click_config
-from nucypher.cli.types import NETWORK_PORT, EXISTING_READABLE_FILE
+from nucypher.cli.types import NETWORK_PORT, EXISTING_READABLE_FILE, EIP55_CHECKSUM_ADDRESS
 from nucypher.config.characters import BobConfiguration
+from nucypher.config.constants import DEFAULT_CONFIG_ROOT
 from nucypher.crypto.powers import DecryptingPower
 
 
 @click.command()
 @click.argument('action')
+@click.option('--pay-with', help="Run with a specified account", type=EIP55_CHECKSUM_ADDRESS)
 @click.option('--teacher-uri', help="An Ursula URI to start learning from (seednode)", type=click.STRING)
 @click.option('--quiet', '-Q', help="Disable logging", is_flag=True)
 @click.option('--min-stake', help="The minimum stake the teacher must have to be a teacher", type=click.INT, default=0)
-@click.option('--discovery-port', help="The host port to run node discovery services on", type=NETWORK_PORT, default=6151)  # TODO
+@click.option('--discovery-port', help="The host port to run node discovery services on", type=NETWORK_PORT,
+              default=6151)  # TODO
 @click.option('--http-port', help="The host port to run Moe HTTP services on", type=NETWORK_PORT, default=11151)  # TODO
 @click.option('--federated-only', '-F', help="Connect only to federated nodes", is_flag=True)
 @click.option('--network', help="Network Domain Name", type=click.STRING)
@@ -26,7 +29,8 @@ from nucypher.crypto.powers import DecryptingPower
 @click.option('--dev', '-d', help="Enable development mode", is_flag=True)
 @click.option('--force', help="Don't ask for confirmation", is_flag=True)
 @click.option('--dry-run', '-x', help="Execute normally without actually starting the node", is_flag=True)
-@click.option('--policy-encrypting-key', help="Encrypting Public Key for Policy as hexadecimal string", type=click.STRING)
+@click.option('--policy-encrypting-key', help="Encrypting Public Key for Policy as hexadecimal string",
+              type=click.STRING)
 @click.option('--alice-verifying-key', help="Alice's verifying key as a hexadecimal string", type=click.STRING)
 @click.option('--message-kit', help="The message kit unicode string encoded in base64", type=click.STRING)
 @nucypher_click_config
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ def bob(click_config,
         network,
         config_root,
         config_file,
+        pay_with,
         provider_uri,
         registry_filepath,
         dev,
@@ -63,11 +68,12 @@ def bob(click_config,
         if dev:
             raise click.BadArgumentUsage("Cannot create a persistent development character")
 
-        if not config_root:                         # Flag
+        if not config_root:  # Flag
             config_root = click_config.config_file  # Envvar
 
         new_bob_config = BobConfiguration.generate(password=click_config.get_password(confirm=True),
-                                                   config_root=config_root or click_config,
+                                                   config_root=config_root or DEFAULT_CONFIG_ROOT,
+                                                   checksum_public_address=pay_with,
                                                    rest_host="localhost",
                                                    domains={network} if network else None,
                                                    federated_only=federated_only,
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ def bob(click_config,
                                       domains={network},
                                       provider_uri=provider_uri,
                                       federated_only=True,
+                                      checksum_public_address=pay_with,
                                       network_middleware=click_config.middleware)
     else:
 
@@ -94,6 +101,7 @@ def bob(click_config,
             bob_config = BobConfiguration.from_configuration_file(
                 filepath=config_file,
                 domains={network} if network else None,
+                checksum_public_address=pay_with,
                 rest_port=discovery_port,
                 provider_uri=provider_uri,
                 network_middleware=click_config.middleware)

nucypher/cli/types.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ along with nucypher.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 from ipaddress import ip_address
 
 import click
-from eth_utils import is_checksum_address
+from eth_utils import is_checksum_address, to_checksum_address
 
 from nucypher.blockchain.economics import TokenEconomics
 from nucypher.blockchain.eth.token import NU
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ class ChecksumAddress(click.ParamType):
     name = 'checksum_public_address'
 
     def convert(self, value, param, ctx):
-        if is_checksum_address(value):
-            return value
-        self.fail('{} is not a valid EIP-55 checksum address'.format(value, param, ctx))
+        # if is_checksum_address(value):
+        #     return value
+        return to_checksum_address(value=value)
+        # self.fail('{} is not a valid EIP-55 checksum address'.format(value, param, ctx))
 
 
 class IPv4Address(click.ParamType):