Rather than use Bitcoin core to get my keys from a wallet I tried this script posted by @sopaXT in thread
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2619534.msg26661685#msg26661685What I got back was a list of bitcoin addresses followed by their private keys.
Noob question, in Electrum when it asks for keys do I provide both the private and public key?
In Electrum I am at the import screen that says:
"Enter a list of Bitcoin addresses (this will create a watching only wallet) or a list of private keys"
I just want to get my balance from all these addresses.
thx
You don't have to synchronize your client to get your private keys out. Bitcoin Core does export them in WIF so that would be a lot more straightforward.
No, you don't have to. The public key can be calculated from your private key.