if os.path.exists(self._encoding_file):
self.log("ciphertext already present, bypassing fetch",
level=log.UNUSUAL)
+ # XXX the following comment is probably stale, since
+ # LocalCiphertextReader.get_plaintext_hashtree_leaves does not exist.
+ #
# we'll still need the plaintext hashes (when
# LocalCiphertextReader.get_plaintext_hashtree_leaves() is
# called), and currently the easiest way to get them is to ask