[Rpm-maint] Python "rpm --verify"

[seth vidal]

On Sun, 2007-02-25 at 13:50 +1300, Mike Brady wrote:
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> I am invloved in writing some sysadmin tools in Python and am looking
> for rpm --verify functionality that is directly accessible in Python.
> Meaning that I do not want to use popen or any of its cohorts.
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> I can't see anything in rpm-python.  Is there anything around to do
> this?  I don't want to be recreating the wheel.
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> Thanks
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There isn't anything that does that automatically. you'd need to do
something like: (in pseudocode)

for package in the rpmdb:
   for file in package:
      get md5sum from pkg hdr
      get md5sum from file on disk
      compare md5sums

What is your end goal that you're doing this for? I'm curious b/c it is
something I've wanted to have time to implement.

Thanks,
-sv