pyca/pynacl

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Python binding to the Networking and Cryptography (NaCl) library

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Dominant language: C
License: Apache-2.0
Last GitHub push: Aug 25, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 20, 2026
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54 open issues indexed

`generichash_blake2b_final()` aborts for a directly constructed state with digest size 65 Open

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pyca/pynacl#964 · Opened Sep 19, 2026
Python 3.15t/abi3t wheels Open

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pyca/pynacl#963 · Opened Sep 1, 2026
pyemscripten/pyodide wheel builds Open

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pyca/pynacl#946 · Opened May 5, 2026
Cannot build from `pip` with 3.15t Open

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pyca/pynacl#913 · Opened Dec 12, 2025
build failure on freebsd Open

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pyca/pynacl#912 · 5 comments · Opened Dec 6, 2025
Recipe conflict between pip and conda Open

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pyca/pynacl#910 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 25, 2025
Consider using `crypto_generichash_BYTES_MIN` for lower bound checking Open

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pyca/pynacl#886 · Opened Aug 15, 2025
Documentation: Point to documentation in README and in PyPI listing Open

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pyca/pynacl#877 · Opened Jul 11, 2025
Why libsodium source is copied into this repository instead of ref linking with git submodules? Open

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pyca/pynacl#876 · Opened Jun 13, 2025
Advice on file encryption Open

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pyca/pynacl#858 · Opened Mar 8, 2025
Build error on macOS ARM no GIL Open

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pyca/pynacl#857 · 8 comments · Opened Mar 5, 2025
Secret key in Aead and/or SecretBox Open

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pyca/pynacl#833 · 4 comments · Opened Aug 13, 2024
PyNaCl Build Failure on Solaris 10: make check Fails During randombytes Test Open

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pyca/pynacl#832 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 11, 2024
Unable to install PyNaCl on Windows on Arm64 Open

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pyca/pynacl#775 · 10 comments · Opened Oct 19, 2022
Failed building wheel for PyNaCl (termux) Open

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pyca/pynacl#773 · 6 comments · Opened Sep 22, 2022
Signature example Open

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pyca/pynacl#768 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 24, 2022
ed25519ph Open

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pyca/pynacl#763 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened May 25, 2022
PrivateKey and SigningKey from same seed but to_curve25519_private_key with different output Open

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pyca/pynacl#762 · 1 comment · Opened May 16, 2022
No module named setuptools.command.build_clib while installing 1.5.0 Open

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pyca/pynacl#748 · 3 comments · Opened Jan 13, 2022
Tests fail: In test_aead_vectors: ids must be list of strings, found: 0 (type: <class 'int'>) Open

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pyca/pynacl#747 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 12, 2022
PR #709 breaks python 3.6.1 compatibility Open

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pyca/pynacl#745 · 6 comments · Opened Jan 8, 2022
Should support any buffer objects, not just bytes Open

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pyca/pynacl#707 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Nov 21, 2021
crypto_pwhash_scryptsalsa208sha256 is missing Open

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pyca/pynacl#700 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 15, 2021
Going from a string representation from a privatekey to a public key Open

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pyca/pynacl#639 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 6, 2020
Error (binascii.Error: Non-hexadecimal digit found) when running example in doc Open

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pyca/pynacl#635 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 5, 2020
pynacl crypto_core_hsalsa20 Open

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pyca/pynacl#632 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 15, 2020
Compiling issues with pynacl on AIX Open

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pyca/pynacl#555 · 6 comments · Opened Sep 25, 2019
Documentation for bindings does not appear in documentation in readthedocs.io Open

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pyca/pynacl#552 · Opened Aug 27, 2019
Deprecate encoder= calling parameter in all APIs Open

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pyca/pynacl#532 · 1 comment · Opened May 18, 2019
Signature verification failure when using URLSafeBase64Encoder Open

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pyca/pynacl#525 · 1 comment · Opened May 2, 2019
problem on termux Open

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pyca/pynacl#513 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 22, 2019
Document if nacl.signing.SigningKey and VerifyKey can be reused. Open

documentation

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pyca/pynacl#509 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 18, 2019
Setup requirements not consistent Open

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pyca/pynacl#484 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 28, 2018
Error when building on termux Open

cross-building

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pyca/pynacl#483 · 14 comments · Opened Sep 28, 2018
error installing pynacl Open

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pyca/pynacl#468 · 4 comments · Opened Sep 11, 2018
Add utility for loading a secret key from a defined format Open

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pyca/pynacl#459 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Aug 14, 2018
pwhash check_condition unexpected keyword argument {0} Open

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pyca/pynacl#439 · 2 comments · Opened May 31, 2018
A binding for crypto_core_hsalsa20 Open

enhancement low-priority

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pyca/pynacl#434 · 1 comment · Opened May 3, 2018
Need help building with yocto/bitbake Open

cross-building

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pyca/pynacl#425 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 25, 2018
Document compiling on *BSD variants Open

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pyca/pynacl#421 · Opened Apr 1, 2018
Document version requirements for using a system installed libsodium Open

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pyca/pynacl#420 · Opened Apr 1, 2018
It is awkward to instantiate a SigningKey from its value. Open

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pyca/pynacl#419 · 4 comments · 6 reactions · Opened Mar 27, 2018
Add bindings for ed25519ph init/update/final API Open

enhancement

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pyca/pynacl#347 · Opened Sep 26, 2017
Creation of box from zero public key raises RuntimeError: Unexpected library error Open

documentation

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pyca/pynacl#331 · 4 comments · Opened Aug 2, 2017
No doc on how to reuse a saved SigningKey Open

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pyca/pynacl#330 · 1 comment · 4 reactions · Opened Jul 31, 2017
import nacl.bindings hangs Open

documentation

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pyca/pynacl#327 · 23 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Jul 24, 2017
Possible inconsistency in the API Open

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pyca/pynacl#207 · Opened Sep 29, 2016
Public-Key Decryption fails if nonce is passed to decrypt() Open

documentation

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pyca/pynacl#177 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 17, 2016
Document Compiling On Windows Open

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pyca/pynacl#165 · 8 comments · Opened Jan 9, 2016
handling signed messages? Open

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pyca/pynacl#151 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Dec 3, 2015

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