On 2016-05-25 12:29, Christian Heimes wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I have three hashing-related patches for Python 3.6 that are waiting for > review. Altogether the three patches add ten new hash algorithms to the > hashlib module: SHA3 (224, 256, 384, 512), SHAKE (SHA3 XOF 128, 256), > BLAKE2 (blake2b, blake2s) and truncated SHA512 (224, 256). > > > SHA-3 / SHAKE: https://bugs.python.org/issue16113 > BLAKE2: https://bugs.python.org/issue26798 > SHA512/224 / SHA512/256: https://bugs.python.org/issue26834 > > > I like to push the patches during the sprints at PyCon. Please assist > with reviews.
Hi, I have unassigned myself from the tickets and will no longer pursue the addition of new crypto hash algorithms. I might try again when blake2 and sha3 are more widely adopted and the opposition from other core contributors has diminished. Acceptance is simply not high enough to be worth the trouble. Kind regards, Christian _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
