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python-ldap: LDAP client API for Python
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What is python-ldap?

python-ldap provides an object-oriented API to access LDAP
directory servers from Python programs. Mainly it wraps the
OpenLDAP 2.x libs for that purpose.

Additionally the package contains modules for other LDAP-related
stuff (e.g. processing LDIF, LDAPURLs, LDAPv3 sub-schema, etc.).

Not included: Direct BER support

See TODO for planned features. Contributors welcome.

Most parts should still work with Python 1.5.x. See compability notes
in module headers.

For module documentation, see:

	http://python-ldap.sourceforge.net/

Quick usage example:
    import ldap
    l = ldap.open("my_ldap_server.my_domain")
    l.simple_bind_s("","")
    l.search_s("o=My Organisation, c=AU", ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE, "objectclass=*")

See directory Demo/ of source distribution package for more
example code.

Author(s) contact:
   http://python-ldap.sourceforge.net/
   python-ldap-dev@lists.sourceforge.net

   If you are looking for help, please try the mailing list archives
   first, then send a question to the mailing list.
   Be warned that questions will be ignored if they can be
   trivially answered by referring to the documentation.

   If you are interested in helping, please contact the mailing list.
   If you want new features or upgrades, please check the mailing list
   archives and then enquire about any progress.

Acknowledgements:

   Thanks to Konstantin Chuguev <Konstantin.Chuguev at dante.org.uk>
   and Steffen Ries <steffen.ries at sympatico.ca> for working
   on support for OpenLDAP 2.0.x features.

   Thanks to Federico Di Gregorio <fog at mixadlive.com> for the 
   ldaplib and perldap migration module.

   Thanks to Michael Stroeder <michael at stroeder.com> for the 
   modules ldif, ldapurl, ldap/schema/*.py, ldap/*.py.

   Thanks to Hans Aschauer <Hans.Aschauer at Physik.uni-muenchen.de>
   for the C wrapper schema and SASL support.

   Thanks to Mauro Cicognini <mcicogni at siosistemi.it> for the 
   WIN32/MSVC6 bits, and the pre-built WIN32 ldap.pyd.

   These very kind people have supplied patches or suggested changes:

       John Benninghoff <johnb at netscape.com>
       Donn Cave <donn at u.washington.edu>
       Jason Gunthorpe <jgg at debian.org>
       gurney_j <gurney_j at 4j.lane.edu>
       Eric S. Johansson <esj at harvee.billerica.ma.us>
       David Margrave <davidma at premier1.net>
       Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji at fourthought.com>
       Neale Pickett <neale at lanl.gov>
       Blake Weston <weston at platinum1.cambridge.scr.slb.com>
       Wido Depping <wido.depping at gmail.com>
       Deepak Giridharagopal <deepak at arlut.utexas.edu>
       Ingo Steuwer <steuwer at univention.de>
       
   Thanks to all the guys on the python-ldap-dev mailing list for
   their contributions and input into this package.

   Thanks! We may have missed someone: please mail us if we have omitted
   your name.

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