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Py roadmap for future dev:

These issues can go into a release/project later

• Refactor to project

  • rework into some classes
  • refactor module level globals / control SO load time
  • neat iterators for KEM & Sigs?
  • context manager for opening the SO?
  • map interface to the public OQS C interface
  • figure out namespaces/naming (instead of oqs.oqs? Pkg/module, ops.pywrap?)
  • support version 3, then 2?
  • move tests to subdirectories

• User input

  • Vlad’s comments
  • Anyone else?

• Virtual environment support

  • pip requirements (any non Py core ones?)

• Add Travis/CI

  • more unit tests needed?
  • run unit tests
  • add test matrix for v 2.7, 3.x onwards
  • run coverage?
  • run style check / static analysis tools?

• docs

  • does anything need to be added?
  • add docstrings

• example program

  • debug multi-platform problem with ctypes/extra 0 on windows
  • refactor to new interface

• installer/packaging

  • https://python-packaging-user-guide.readthedocs.io/
  • add installer/setup.py script
  • version 0.1.0 to start
  • what else for code distribution on PyPI/cheese shop?
    • “Test PyPI“ account needed/register
    • for real cheeseshop? Needs acct on https://pypi.org
  • Freeze for end users? Or are we treating them as developers/use pip?
  • create apt pkg?