def block_header_serialize( inp ):
    """
    Given block header information, serialize it and return the hex hash.

    inp has:
    * version (int)
    * prevhash (str)
    * merkle_root (str)
    * timestamp (int)
    * bits (int)
    * nonce (int)

    Based on code from pybitcointools (https://github.com/vbuterin/pybitcointools)
    by Vitalik Buterin
    """
    
    # concatenate to form header
    o = encoding.encode(inp['version'], 256, 4)[::-1] + \
        inp['prevhash'].decode('hex')[::-1] + \
        inp['merkle_root'].decode('hex')[::-1] + \
        encoding.encode(inp['timestamp'], 256, 4)[::-1] + \
        encoding.encode(inp['bits'], 256, 4)[::-1] + \
        encoding.encode(inp['nonce'], 256, 4)[::-1]

    # get (reversed) hash
    h = hashing.bin_sha256(hashing.bin_sha256(o))[::-1].encode('hex')
    assert h == inp['hash'], (hashing.bin_sha256(o).encode('hex'), inp['hash'])

    return o.encode('hex')
Given block header information, serialize it and return the hex hash.

    inp has:
    * version (int)
    * prevhash (str)
    * merkle_root (str)
    * timestamp (int)
    * bits (int)
    * nonce (int)

    Based on code from pybitcointools (https://github.com/vbuterin/pybitcointools)
    by Vitalik Buterin