Problems with pip install gpg

[Bjarni Runar Einarsson]

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Hello GnuPG!

I'm very glad to hear that you've made Python a first-class
citizen of the GPGME world.

Unfortunately, pip install, doesn't appear to work:

    $ pip install gpg
    Downloading/unpacking gpg
    Downloading gpg-1.8.0.tar.gz
    Running setup.py (path:/tmp/pip-build-sz2de8/gpg/setup.py) egg_info for package gpg
       Need at least GPGME version 1.7, found 1.5.5.
       Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
       Need at least GPGME version 1.7, found 1.5.5.

This is on Ubuntu 15.10. At the AME workshop last week I noticed
others having similar difficulties on other distros. Everyone
ended up using other Python libraries as a result.

Generally, mature python libraries take care to either include
logic to build their C dependencies as part of pip install, or
the packager provides binaries (or both).

Since the subset of Python devs that are also comfortable as C
developers is relatively small, this is actually a nontrivial
barrier to entry. I know that for my (Mailpile's) developer
community, I can't really make GPGME a requirement until this is
a bit easier - I'd lose all my contributors and testers!

Thanks for your consideration,
 - Bjarni

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