diff --git a/generate_elements_blocks.py b/generate_elements_blocks.py
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+import os
+import subprocess 
+import json
+import argparse
+
+def sign_block(datadir):
+    bc=["./elements-cli", "-datadir=" + datadir]
+    new_block = subprocess.check_output(bc + ["getnewblockhex"]).strip('\n')
+    blocksig = subprocess.check_output(bc + ["signblock", new_block]).strip('\n')
+    signed_block = subprocess.check_output(bc + ["combineblocksigs", new_block, '["' + blocksig + '"]']) 
+    signed_block_json = json.loads(signed_block)
+    signed_block_hex = signed_block_json['hex'] 
+    subprocess.check_output(bc + ['submitblock', signed_block_hex])
+
+def generate_n_blocks(n,datadir): 
+    for i in range(0,n): 
+        sign_block(datadir)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('--num')
+    parser.add_argument("--datadir")
+    datadir="~/.bitcoin/elements/"
+    default_num_blocks=100
+    args = vars(parser.parse_args())
+    if args['datadir'] != None:
+        datadir = args['datadir']
+    if args['num'] != None: 
+        num_blocks=int(args['num'])
+    generate_n_blocks(num_blocks,datadir)