Python + gpgme snippets

gpgme-iterating-keys.py

import gpgme

# Loop through all keys in the default keyring
# Print the key id, the first uid, and all subkeys

# open context, defaults to ~/.gnupg afaik
ctx = gpgme.Context()

for key in ctx.keylist():
    # looks like subkeys[0] is the master key
    print "Key: %s %s" % (key.subkeys[0].keyid, key.uids[0].uid)
    # loop through subkeys, start at 1 because 0 is master key
    for idx in range(1, len(key.subkeys)):
        print "\tSubkey: %s" % ( key.subkeys[idx].keyid )

gpgme-set-homedir.py

import gpgme
import os

# Set the 'homedir' that gpg reads the keyring from

os.environ['GNUPGHOME'] = '/path/to/some/directory/' # supports relative paths too
ctx = gpgme.Context()