eth_gasLimit method not implemented

[4gn3s]

Hello, when using new_abi_contract from rpc_client to create a new ABIContract object, and later calling a contract method, I get the following error:

{"id":5,"jsonrpc":"2.0","error":{"code":-32601,"message":"eth_gasLimit method not implemented"}}

I'm using geth 1.3.3. as a client.
In the JSON RPC docs, eth_gasLimit is indeed not defined. I guess it was replaced with eth_getBlockByHash, which has a gasLimit field.

Maybe both calls to eth_gasLimit in rpc_client should be replaced with a call to eth_estimateGas, or with a series of two calls: eth_blockNumber followed by eth_getBlockByNumber, if you want to stick to the gas limit convention?

I will gladly contribute if one of the suggested fixes is a correct solution.

[heikoheiko]

I'm using geth 1.3.3. as a client.

?

[heikoheiko]

ah, so this is an issue in
https://github.com/ethereum/pyethapp/blob/develop/pyethapp/rpc_client.py

[heikoheiko]

Btw: there is also this project
https://github.com/ConsenSys/ethjsonrpc

[4gn3s]

Yeah, eth_gasLimit is called in the following lines: 178 and 199.