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diff --git a/alot/commands/utils.py b/alot/commands/utils.py
index a6290671..5ac8a74c 100644
--- a/alot/commands/utils.py
+++ b/alot/commands/utils.py
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ from alot import crypto
@inlineCallbacks
def get_keys(ui, encrypt_keyids, block_error=False):
+ """Get several keys from the GPG keyring. The keys are selected by keyid
+ and are checked if they can be used for encryption.
+
+ :param ui: the main user interface object
+ :type ui: alot.ui.UI
+ :param encrypt_keyids: the key ids of the keys to get
+ :type encrypt_keyids: list(str)
+ :param block_error: wether error messages for the user should expire
+ automatically or block the ui
+ :type block_error: bool
+ :returns: the available keys indexed by their key hash
+ :rtype: dict(str->gpgme.Key)
+
+ """
keys = {}
for keyid in encrypt_keyids:
try: