[Python-Dev] Cryptographic stuff for 2.3 (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Fri, 25 Apr 2003 14:26:25 -0400

I'd hate to see sha removed from the standard distro.

Me too; I don't see sha or md5 as crypto. I'm only against adding new crypto capability.

I'm also for isolating existing crypto capability so it's easy to remove for anyone who has a need for a crypto-free distribution. I think we're already doing that, given that even on Windows, the SSL module is a separate DLL.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)