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fix & format example key creation #3128

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fix & format example key creation
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Update account doc formatting and account key reference
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12 changes: 5 additions & 7 deletions docs/web3.eth.account.rst
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Expand Up @@ -83,15 +83,13 @@ account you can just generate a random number that acts as a private key.

To create a private key using web3.py and command line you can do:

```shell
python -c "from web3 import Web3; w3 = Web3(); acc = w3.eth.account.create(); print(f'private key={w3.toHex(acc.privateKey)}, account={acc.address}')"
```
.. code-block:: shell

python -c "from web3 import Web3; w3 = Web3(); acc = w3.eth.account.create(); print(f'private key={w3.to_hex(acc.key)}, account={acc.address}')"
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Which outputs a new private key and an account pair:
Which outputs a new private key and an account pair::
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```
private key=0x480c4aec9fa..., account=0x9202a9d5D2d129CB400a40e00aC822a53ED81167
```
private key=0x480c4aec9fa..., account=0x9202a9d5D2d129CB400a40e00aC822a53ED81167

- *Never store private key with your source*. Use environment variables
to store the key. Read more below.
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Fix formatting in documentation for creating an account.