how to register with pypi

Phlip phlip2005 at gmail.com
Mon Dec 21 17:33:54 EST 2009


Martin v. Loewis wrote:
>> I'm stuck on the "PGP Key ID". When I whip out my trusty Ubuntu and run
>> pgp -kg, I get a 16-digit "DSA / EIGamal" key.
>>
>> When I enter it into http://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=register_form
>> , I get a helpful "PGP Key ID is invalid".
>>
>> Should I try a key of some other algorithm?
> 
> If you merely try to register with PyPI, you don't need to provide a PGP
> key id at all.

I want to upload a crypto library I invented.

That's a joke. But I want to upload a library.

> The key ID should be an eight-digit string, such as EA5BBD71 (i.e. a
> 32-bit key ID).

pretend I was someone who had never ever used PGP before.

pgp -kg, then what?



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