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+Python wrapper for the GNUTLS library
+
+This package provides a high level object oriented wrapper around libgnutls,
+as well as low level bindings to the GNUTLS types and functions via ctypes.
+The high level wrapper hides the details of accessing the GNUTLS library via
+ctypes behind a set of classes that encapsulate GNUTLS sessions, certificates
+and credentials and expose them to python applications using a simple API.
+
+The package also includes a Twisted interface that has seamless intergration
+with Twisted, providing connectTLS and listenTLS methods on the Twisted
+reactor once imported (the methods are automatically attached to the reactor
+by simply importing the GNUTLS Twisted interface module).
+
+The high level wrapper is written using the GNUTLS library bindings that are
+made available via ctypes. This makes the wrapper very powerful and flexible
+as it has direct access to all the GNUTLS internals and is also very easy to
+extend without any need to write C code or recompile anything.
+