user1782: My mining pool has merged with Namecoin, and I need a Namecoin address. How do I create one ? Do I need to install another client ?

user13713: If you know Python, then there is a library called Coinkit that you can use to create Namecoin addresses:
https://github.com/halfmoonlabs/coinkit
It has step by step instructions as well, but you'll do something like
pip install coinkit
once installed, open python and: 
from coinkit.keypair import NamecoinKeypair
create a new private-key and NMC-address pair:
keypair = NamecoinKeypair()
You can get the private key by:
keypair.private_key()
And the corresponding namecoin address as:
keypair.address()

user323: You can either install a client, or use some Namecoin-Bitcoin exchange (like BTC-E) to obtain an address. It`s generally the same as getting a Bitcoin address really, only a bit less popular.

1782: <p>My mining pool has merged with Namecoin, and I need a Namecoin address. How do I create one ? Do I need to install another client ?</p>
 13713: <p>If you know Python, then there is a library called Coinkit that you can use to create Namecoin addresses:</p>

<p><a href="https://github.com/halfmoonlabs/coinkit" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/halfmoonlabs/coinkit</a></p>

<p>It has step by step instructions as well, but you'll do something like</p>

<p><code>pip install coinkit</code></p>

<p>once installed, open python and: </p>

<p><code>from coinkit.keypair import NamecoinKeypair</code></p>

<p>create a new private-key and NMC-address pair:</p>

<p><code>keypair = NamecoinKeypair()</code></p>

<p>You can get the private key by:</p>

<p><code>keypair.private_key()</code></p>

<p>And the corresponding namecoin address as:</p>

<p><code>keypair.address()</code></p>
 323: <p>You can either install a client, or use some Namecoin-Bitcoin exchange (like <a href="https://btc-e.com" rel="nofollow">BTC-E</a>) to obtain an address. It`s generally the same as getting a Bitcoin address really, only a bit less popular.</p>
