ANN: A new version (0.2.4) of the Python module which wraps GnuPG hasbeen released.

[Vinay Sajip]

A new version of the Python module which wraps GnuPG has been
released.

What Changed?
=============
This is a minor enhancement release. See the project website (
http://code.google.com/p/python-gnupg/ ) for more information.

The current version passes all tests on Windows (Python 2.4, 2.5, 2.6,
3.1, Jython 2.5.1) and Ubuntu (Python 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.0, Jython
2.5.1).

What Does It Do?
================
The gnupg module allows Python programs to make use of the
functionality provided by the Gnu Privacy Guard (abbreviated GPG or
GnuPG). Using this module, Python programs can encrypt and decrypt
data, digitally sign documents and verify digital signatures, manage
(generate, list and delete) encryption keys, using proven Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI) encryption technology based on OpenPGP.

This module is expected to be used with Python versions >= 2.4, as it
makes use of the subprocess module which appeared in that version of
Python. This module is a newer version derived from earlier work by
Andrew Kuchling, Richard Jones and Steve Traugott.

A test suite using unittest is included with the source distribution.

Simple usage:
[{
...
'fingerprint': 'F819EE7705497D73E3CCEE65197D5DAC68F1AAB2',
'keyid': '197D5DAC68F1AAB2',
'length': '1024',
'type': 'pub',
'uids': ['', 'Gary Gross (A test user) <[email protected]>']},
{
...
'fingerprint': '37F24DD4B918CC264D4F31D60C5FEFA7A921FC4A',
'keyid': '0C5FEFA7A921FC4A',
'length': '1024',
...

encrypted = gpg.encrypt("Hello, world!", ['0C5FEFA7A921FC4A'])
str(encrypted)

'-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----\nVersion: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)\n
\nhQIOA/6NHMDTXUwcEAf
....
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----\n''Verified'

For more information, visit http://code.google.com/p/python-gnupg/ -
as always, your feedback is most welcome (especially bug reports,
patches and suggestions for improvement). Enjoy!

Cheers

Vinay Sajip
Red Dove Consultants Ltd.