# SeismicPublicNamespace

Sync read-only namespace attached as `w3.seismic` on public clients.

## Definition

```python
class SeismicPublicNamespace:
    def get_tee_public_key(self) -> CompressedPublicKey: ...
    def contract(self, address: ChecksumAddress, abi: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> PublicContract: ...
    def get_deposit_root(self, *, address: str = DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS) -> bytes: ...
    def get_deposit_count(self, *, address: str = DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS) -> int: ...
```

## Methods

| Method                                                                                                    | Returns               | Description                                         |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| [`get_tee_public_key`](https://docs.seismic.systems/clients/python/namespaces/methods/get-tee-public-key) | `CompressedPublicKey` | Fetch the TEE's compressed secp256k1 public key     |
| [`get_deposit_root`](https://docs.seismic.systems/clients/python/namespaces/methods/get-deposit-root)     | `bytes`               | Read the deposit Merkle root (32 bytes)             |
| [`get_deposit_count`](https://docs.seismic.systems/clients/python/namespaces/methods/get-deposit-count)   | `int`                 | Read the total validator deposit count              |
| `contract`                                                                                                | `PublicContract`      | Create a read-only contract wrapper (`.tread` only) |

## Example

```python
from seismic_web3 import SEISMIC_TESTNET

public = SEISMIC_TESTNET.public_client()

tee_key = public.seismic.get_tee_public_key()
root = public.seismic.get_deposit_root()
count = public.seismic.get_deposit_count()
```

## Notes

* No private key is required
* `contract()` returns `PublicContract` with `.tread` only
* `get_deposit_count()` decodes an 8-byte little-endian value from contract return data

## See Also

* [AsyncSeismicPublicNamespace](https://docs.seismic.systems/clients/python/namespaces/async-seismic-public-namespace) — Async equivalent
* [SeismicNamespace](https://docs.seismic.systems/clients/python/namespaces/seismic-namespace) — Wallet namespace (extends this with write operations)
* [PublicContract](https://docs.seismic.systems/clients/python/contract/public-contract) — Contract wrapper returned by `contract()`