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2018-05-15 03:13:16 +00:00
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<title>The python-gnupg package maintained by Vinay Sajip</title>
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<p>This is arguably the most popular means of integrating GPG with Python. The package
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utilises the <codeph>subprocess</codeph> module to implement wrappers for the
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<cmdname>gpg</cmdname> and <cmdname>gpg2</cmdname> executables normally invoked on the command
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line (<cmdname>gpg.exe</cmdname> and <cmdname>gpg2.exe</cmdname> on Windows).</p>
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<p>The popularity of this package stemmed from its ease of use and capability in providing the
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most commonly required features.</p>
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<p>Unfortunately it has been beset by a number of security issues in the past; most of which
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stemmed from using unsafe methods of accessing the command line via the
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<codeph>subprocess</codeph> calls. While some effort has been made over the last two to
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three years (as of 2018) to mitigate this, particularly by no longer providing shell access
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through those subprocess calls, the wrapper is still somewhat limited in the scope of its
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GnuPG features coverage.</p>
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<p>The python-gnupg package is available under the MIT license.</p>
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