@doc_metadata(categories=['<STR_LIT>'])<EOL><INDENT>def pending_exists(self, hash):<DEDENT>
hash = self._process_value(hash, '<STR_LIT>')<EOL>payload = {"<STR_LIT>": hash}<EOL>resp = self.call('<STR_LIT>', payload)<EOL>return resp['<STR_LIT>'] == '<STR_LIT:1>'<EOL>
Check whether block is pending by **hash**

.. version 8.0 required

:param hash: Hash of block to check if pending
:type hash: str

:raises: :py:exc:`nano.rpc.RPCException`

>>> rpc.pending_exists(
    hash="000D1BAEC8EC208142C99059B393051BAC8380F9B5A2E6B2489A277D81789F3F"
)
True