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@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ where the encrypter and decrypter both use the same key.
:param cipher: One of the ciphers described below.
:param mode: One of the modes described below.
+ ``encrypt()`` should be called repeatedly with new plaintext, and once the
+ full plaintext is fed in, ``finalize()`` should be called.
+
.. method:: encrypt(plaintext)
:param bytes plaintext: The text you wish to encrypt.