diff --git a/scripts/encrypt_password b/scripts/encrypt_password
deleted file mode 100755
index 0a8cb8b..0000000
--- a/scripts/encrypt_password
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-key_id=salt
-
-if [[ $1 != "" ]]
-then
-  echo -n $1 | gpg --armor --batch --homedir="/etc/salt/gpgkeys" --trust-model always --encrypt -r "${key_id}"
-else
-  echo "Please specify a password"
-fi
diff --git a/scripts/encrypt_password.py b/scripts/encrypt_password.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ae8ba28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/encrypt_password.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import argparse
+import gnupg
+
+KEYID="salt"
+GPGHOME="/etc/salt/gpgkeys"
+
+def parse_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Encrypt password')
+    parser.add_argument('password', type=str, nargs=1,
+                        help='password to encrypt')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    return args
+
+def encrypt(password=""):
+    gpg = gnupg.GPG(gnupghome=GPGHOME, secret_keyring=KEYID)
+    encrypted_password = gpg.encrypt(password, KEYID)
+    return encrypted_password
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    Args = parse_args()
+    Password = Args.password[0]
+    print(f"Encrypting password {Password}")
+    print(encrypt(Password))