PAMELA: Python PAM Interface

Pamela is a Python wrapper for Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) that utilizes `ctypes` to interface with the system's PAM libraries. It merges functionality from previously abandoned Python PAM projects (gnosek/python-pam and simplepam) to provide robust Python 3 support, raise informative `PamError` exceptions on failure, and manage PAM sessions. Maintained by Project Jupyter, it aims to offer a reliable and up-to-date solution for system authentication on Unix-like operating systems. The current version is 1.2.0, released in August 2024, indicating active development.