web3.py blockchain : why the nonce should be equal to transaction count?

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I am using web3.py and ganache to tranfer Ether between two account. In the tutorial that I'm learning from a part of code is like below:

nonce=wb3.eth.get_transaction_count(account_1)
tx={
    'nonce':nonce  ,
    'to':account_2,
    'value':wb3.to_wei(1, 'ether'),
    'gas':2000000,
    'gasPrice':wb3.to_wei('50', 'gwei')
    
    }

I understand that in block chain nonce should be a unique number to create a random hash. But in the code above, I can just use exact transaction count (for example 3) for nonce variable. Could anyone explain it to me please?

i tried some other numbers and it will be cause an error.

adam · Accepted Answer · 2023-09-07 11:40:54Z

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The purpose of the nonce is defined in the blockchain protocol. It defines the order of transactions and it has to be continuous. So if the first nonce = 0, it becomes the meaning of transactions count by the nature. Read more here

answered Sep 7, 2023 at 11:40

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