Encryption with Python?

[Peter Hansen]

Anthra Norell wrote:
> From: "Paul Rubin" <"http://phr.cx"@NOSPAM.invalid>
>>......
>>Since good encryption schemes that don't have significant performance
>>penalties are widely available, why mess with a crap scheme EVER?  Why
>>use a solution that "might or might not be adequate" when you can use
>>one that's definitely ok?
>>......
> 
> Why indeed?---Why run a marathon? 

To demonstrate your physical supremacy over your inferiors.

> Why have kids? 

Because you forgot to wear protection.

> Why shave? 

Your wife insists?  Mine does...

 > Why play chess?

To demonstrate your intellectual supremacy over your inferiors.

> Why sprinkle the lawn? 

Too much beer and there's a line-up to use the john?

> Or as my friend Sergio's favorite line went: Why you
> jerks cook your own muck when there are so many good restaurants in town?

To demonstrate your culinary supremacy over your inferiors?

> His was definitely the best when it went out of business.

(Hmm... so is my business doing merely "well" if it's losing money?)

Back to Paul's question then: why use an unreliable and 
probably-useless-for-all-but-spawning-lengthy-but-educational-threads 
encryption method when there are relatively reliable and, uh, less 
discussed and non-edifying, uh... well, you get the picture. ;-)

-Peter