Encryption with Python?

[Peter Hansen]

Robert Kern wrote:
> Peter Hansen wrote:
> 
>> 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. ;-)
> 
> Well, I'd say ARCFOUR has been discussed a hell of a lot more than what 
> this thread ever mustered up. I also submit that implementing ARCFOUR or 
> studying p3.py would be a hell of a lot more educational than posting a 
> lousy algorithm, calling it unbreakable, and responding to criticisms 
> with "I don't understand so you must be wrong."
> 
> Education is a process one must engage in. You don't just step in it.

The education to which I was referring was that which _most_ of us just 
received by reading Paul's and your replies, not from anything in the 
OP's postings.  ;-)

-Peter