SSL (HTTPS) with 2.4

[Paul Rubin]

Trent Mick <trentm at ActiveState.com> writes:
> Unfortunately ActivePython cannot include the SSL library by default
> because of crypto export regulations.

That hasn't been true for several years.  In principle you're supposed
to notify the commerce department but in fact they seem to just ignore
the notices:

  http://www.bxa.doc.gov/Encryption

Mozilla, MSIE, Windows, etc. all come with crypto by default.

If you want SSL in pure Python, try <http://trevp.net/tlslite>.  It's
a really nice piece of code, though (so far) not what I'd call full
featured.