# pydoc > cryptography

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type: CommandReference
command: cryptography
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source: pydoc3
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## Quick Reference

- `cryptography` — Python package providing cryptographic recipes and primitives

## Name

cryptography — cryptographic recipes and primitives for Python developers

## Synopsis

Not applicable (package, not a command-line tool).

## Package Contents

- `cryptography.exceptions`
- `cryptography.fernet`
- `cryptography.hazmat`
- `cryptography.utils`
- `cryptography.x509`

## Options

*None documented.*

## Examples

*None documented.*

## See Also

- [Project homepage](https://github.com/pyca/cryptography)

## Exit Codes

*None documented.*

## Metadata

- Version: `3.4.8`
- Author: The Python Cryptographic Authority and individual contributors
- Copyright: `Copyright 2013-2021 The Python Cryptographic Authority`
- License: BSD or Apache License, Version 2.0
- Email: `cryptography-dev@python.org`
- File: `/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cryptography/__init__.py`
- `__all__`: `['__title__', '__summary__', '__uri__', '__version__', '__au...']`