[SOLVED] python-gnupg is encryptin in wrong format

python-gnupg is encryptin in wrong format

I'm using python-gnupg to perform pgp encryption to a file. However when i encrypt my fie it is showing up in this format (should be in binary)

here is the code i am using

key_data = open('publickey.asc', encoding="utf-8").read()
import_result = gpg.import_keys(key_data)
pprint(import_result.results)

public_keys = gpg.list_keys()
pprint(public_keys)

with open(LOCALFILE, "rb") as f:
    print("encrypting file")
    status = gpg.encrypt_file(f,recipients=["Alexander@example.com"], output="agreatfile.txt.pgp", always_trust=True)
    print('ok: ', status.ok)
    print('status: ', status.status)
    print('stderr: ', status.stderr)

anyone know what i can do so the encryption format doesn't look like a specific message that's encrypted but the entire file? it should look like this when viewed from a text editor

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Solution

turns out after reading the docuementation 😗, that there is an argument i can pass in called armor and i needed to set that to false

    status = gpg.encrypt_file(f,recipients=["Alexander@example.com"], output="agreatfile.txt.pgp", armor='False' always_trust=True)