{"library":"pem","title":"PEM file parsing for Python","description":"The `pem` library is a Python module designed for parsing and splitting PEM (Privacy Enhanced Mail) files, which contain Base64-encoded DER keys and certificates. It is a lightweight tool with no external dependencies, focusing solely on file parsing without interpreting the certificate data itself. The current version is 23.1.0, and it maintains a steady, though not rapid, release cadence.","language":"python","status":"active","last_verified":"Thu May 14","install":{"commands":["pip install pem"],"cli":null},"imports":["import pem"],"auth":{"required":false,"env_vars":[]},"quickstart":{"code":"import pem\n\n# Create a dummy PEM file for demonstration\nwith open(\"example.pem\", \"w\") as f:\n    f.write(\"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\\n\")\n    f.write(\"MIIDTDCCArSgAwIBAgIUJgMhCgS1P2Q3R5fL6Z9y/B0X6UowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEL\\n\")\n    f.write(\"BQAwMjELMAkGA1UEBhMCSVQxEDAOBgNVBAgMB0xhdGlvczEQMA4GA1UEAwwHVGVz\\n\")\n    f.write(\"dENlcnQwHhcNMjMwMTAxMDAwMDAwWhcNMzMwMTAxMDAwMDAwWjAyMQswCQYDVQQG\\n\")\n    f.write(\"EwJJVDERMA8GA1UECAwIQ2l0dGFkZTEPMA0GA1UEAwwGbG9jYWxoZDAwggEiMA0G\\n\")\n    f.write(\"CSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4IBDwAwggEKAoIBAQDEcE5pZz3lF9mJ8p+qG7xR7qK6YmQp\\n\")\n    f.write(\"qM2oY0t/J2n7c5y2X6Q5F7pW1Z7rC9Q9X0P0P0P0P0P0P0P0P0P0P0P0P0P0P0P\\n\")\n    f.write(\"AgMBAAGjUzBRMB0GA1UdDgQWBBTx3B4e3b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b\\n\")\n    f.write(\"MCgGA1UdEQQfMB2CDXNvbWVkb21haW4uY29tggdFWEFNUExFMzANBgkqhkiG9w0B\\n\")\n    f.write(\"AQsFAAOCAQEAy/qJ/w+7p+2v+6v+7v+8v/9v/g+v/x+y/0+1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/\\n\")\n    f.write(\"-----END CERTIFICATE-----\\n\")\n\ncerts = pem.parse_file(\"example.pem\")\nfor cert in certs:\n    print(f\"Found PEM object: {type(cert).__name__}\")\n    print(str(cert)[:100] + \"...\") # Print first 100 chars of the PEM string\n","lang":"python","description":"This quickstart demonstrates how to parse a PEM file. It first creates a dummy `example.pem` file with a sample certificate, then uses `pem.parse_file()` to read and extract the PEM objects. 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