There are a number of GnuPG_ wrappers for python `out there`__, but
they mostly work via the ``gpg`` executable. This is an attempt to
-cut to the chase and speak directly to ``gpg-agent``. Unfortunately,
-``gpg`` only uses ``gpg-agent`` for passphrase caching, not
-encryption. This means that speaking directly to ``gpg-agent``
-doesn't help you do much cryptography.
+cut to the chase and speak directly to ``gpgme-tool`` (source__) over
+a well-defined socket protocol.
__ wrappers_
+__ gpgme-tool_
Installation
============
.. _Assuan: http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/assuan/
.. _GnuPG: http://www.gnupg.org/
.. _wrappers: http://wiki.python.org/moin/GnuPrivacyGuard
+.. _gpgme-tool:
+ http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gpgme.git;a=blob;f=src/gpgme-tool.c;hb=HEAD
.. _enable-special-filenames:
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-devel/2002-November/019343.html
.. _Gentoo: http://www.gentoo.org/