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user3842234
user3842234

Reputation: 77

Understanding an AttributeError in python and how to solve it

I am getting the error :

    data = cipher.encrypt(data)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Crypto/Cipher/PKCS1_OAEP.py", line 133, in encrypt
    randFunc = self._key._randfunc
AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute '_randfunc'

in my console for the following section of code:

  cipher = PKCS1_OAEP.new(PK_ID)
  data = cipher.encrypt(data)

both the PK_ID and data are both of Str

what does the error message mean and how can i solve it for this code?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1546

Answers (1)

Alex Gaynor
Alex Gaynor

Reputation: 15009

The PKCS1_OAEP.new() function takes an RSA key object, which you can get from the Crypto.PublicKey.RSA module, it doesn't take a str.

Upvotes: 1

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