Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name : python-ssl Version : 1.12 Upstream Author : See URL * URL or Web page : http://pypi.python.org/pypi/ssl/ * License : Python (MIT-like) Description : SSL wrapper for socket objects
Hello, The old socket.ssl() support for TLS over sockets is being superseded in Python 2.6 by a new 'ssl' module. This package brings that module to older Python releases, 2.3.5 and up (it may also work on older versions of 2.3, but it is untested). This Python module can be found on http://pypi.python.org/pypi/ssl/ It's quite similar to the 2.6 ssl module, which is documented on http://docs.python.org/dev/library/ssl.html Adding it to Debian would : - make pre-2.6 Python installations compatible with programs that make use of the new ssl module ; - bring new SSL-related features into the current Python packages, such as certificate validation against trusted authorities. I plan to use it to add SSL certificate validation support to OfflineIMAP, in a way that is backward-compatible with older Python versions. Thanks, bye, -- intrigeri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
