geremy condra <debat...@gmail.com> added the comment: On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Martin v. Löwis <rep...@bugs.python.org> wrote: > > Martin v. Löwis <mar...@v.loewis.de> added the comment: > >> Evpy and M2Crypto have very different goals. M2Crypto seeks to be a >> complete wrapper for OpenSSL, which we don't, and also uses SWIG, >> which disqualifies it from consideration for the stdlib. >> >> I don't know what the pycrypto folks would say about evpy, but I admit >> to being very wary of that project- it appears to have been constructed >> in a way which lends itself well to academic exercise rather than >> practical use by nonexperts, and have had multiple occasions to correct >> its dire misuse. > > That isn't really my question; it's the other way 'round: what do *they* > (i.e. the respective authors) say about evpy? In the absence of actual > user input, support for inclusion of it by these experts would be a > valuable indication that this specific library should be included. > Likewise, objective resistance may lead to significant changes before > inclusion, or to rejection. In the absence of both user support and > expert opinions, I'd ask for a PEP.
I have no idea, and as I said earlier in the mailing list, I'm willing to contribute the code, make changes as requested, and maintain it- but I have no interest in or skill with the political footwork the process demands. I like to think that if this is as widely desired as it is asked for on python-list that a champion will sooner or later emerge. Geremy Condra ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue8998> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
