how to register with pypi

[Martin v. Loewis]

> 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.

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

Regards,
Martin