doc: python bindings howto update

* Added example of decryption.
* included some quick notes for myself regarding aspects to explain
  when I flesh out the explanatory text.
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Ben McGinnes 2018-03-09 05:25:49 +11:00
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@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ Python bindings to programmatically leverage the GPGME library.
#+begin_src python
import gpg
import os
import os.path
rkey = "0x12345678DEADBEEF"
text = """
@ -297,13 +296,48 @@ Python bindings to programmatically leverage the GPGME library.
cipher.seek(0, os.SEEK_SET)
del(text)
del(plain)
afile = open("secret_plans.txt.asc", "wb")
afile = open("secret_plans.org.asc", "wb")
afile.write(cipher.read())
afile.close()
except gpg.errors.GPGMEError as ex:
print(ex.getstring())
#+end_src
** Decryption
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: howto-basic-encryption
:END:
Decrypting something encrypted to a key in one's secret keyring
(will display some extra data you normally wouldn't show, but which
may be of use):
#+begin_src python
import os.path
import gpg
if os.path.exists("/path/to/secret_plans.org.asc") is True:
ciphertext = "/path/to/secret_plans.org.asc"
elif os.path.exists("/path/to/secret_plans.org.gpg") is True:
ciphertext = "/path/to/secret_plans.org.gpg"
else:
ciphertext = None
if ciphertext is not None:
afile = open(ciphertext, "rb")
plaintext = gpg.Context().decrypt(afile)
afile.close()
newfile = open("/path/to/secret_plans.org", "wb")
newfile.write(plaintext[0])
newfile.close()
print(plaintext[0])
plaintext[1]
plaintext[2]
del(plaintext)
else:
pass
#+end_src
* Copyright and Licensing
:PROPERTIES: