It is possible to compile Bitcoin Core without the wallet. Though, many tests require the Bitcoin Core wallet to create and sign transactions. Ideally, every non-wallet test (for example consensus tests) are run even with the Bitcoin Core wallet disabled. This ensures that users running without the wallet can test their Bitcoin Core with the functional test suite.

Thus, tests that use the Bitcoin Core wallet should be rewritten to use the python MiniWallet.

This is an open-ended issue. You can find candidate tests via git grep 'self.skip_if_no_wallet()'. Exclude the tests that start with wallet_, as those are tests that are meant to test the Bitcoin Core wallet.

Refer to #19922 and #19800 as examples on how to approach this issue.

Edit: See also #20078 (comment)

Useful skills:

• Familiarity with the RPC interface
• Familiarity with our functional test suite
• Good python3 skills

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