Method new

pgpy/pgp.py:757–787

Create a new User ID or photo. :param pn: User ID name, or photo. If this is a ``bytearray``, it will be loaded as a photo. Otherwise, it will be used as the name field for a User ID. :type pn: ``bytearray``, ``str``, ``unicode`` :param comment: T

(cls, pn, comment="", email="")

    @classmethod
    def new(cls, pn, comment="", email=""):
        """
        Create a new User ID or photo.

        :param pn: User ID name, or photo. If this is a ``bytearray``, it will be loaded as a photo.
                   Otherwise, it will be used as the name field for a User ID.
        :type pn: ``bytearray``, ``str``, ``unicode``
        :param comment: The comment field for a User ID. Ignored if this is a photo.
        :type comment: ``str``, ``unicode``
        :param email: The email address field for a User ID. Ignored if this is a photo.
        :type email: ``str``, ``unicode``
        :returns: :py:obj:`PGPUID`
        """
        uid = PGPUID()
        if isinstance(pn, bytearray):
            uid._uid = UserAttribute()
            uid._uid.image.image = pn
            uid._uid.image.iencoding = ImageEncoding.encodingof(pn)
            uid._uid.update_hlen()

        else:
            uid._uid = UserID()
            uidstr = pn
            if comment:
                uidstr += ' (' + comment + ')'
            if email:
                uidstr += ' <' + email + '>'
            uid._uid.uid = uidstr
            uid._uid.update_hlen()

        return uid

    def __init__(self):
        """