# Buggy code
def export_key(keyids=None, secret=False, user=None, gnupghome=None):
    """
    Export a key from the GPG keychain

    keyids
        The key ID(s) of the key(s) to be exported. Can be specified as a comma
        separated string or a list. Anything which GnuPG itself accepts to
        identify a key - for example, the key ID or the fingerprint could be
        used.

    secret
        Export the secret key identified by the ``keyids`` information passed.

    user
        Which user's keychain to access, defaults to user Salt is running as.
        Passing the user as ``salt`` will set the GnuPG home directory to the
        ``/etc/salt/gpgkeys``.

    gnupghome
        Specify the location where GPG keyring and related files are stored.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' gpg.export_key keyids=3FAD9F1E

        salt '*' gpg.export_key keyids=3FAD9F1E secret=True

        salt '*' gpg.export_key keyids="['3FAD9F1E','3FBD8F1E']" user=username

    """
    gpg = _create_gpg(user, gnupghome)

    if isinstance(keyids, six.string_types):
        keyids = keyids.split(",")
    return gpg.export_keys(keyids, secret)


# Traceback (ValueError)
[root@master1 salt]# salt-call gpg.encrypt text='Hello there.  How are you?'
[ERROR   ] An un-handled exception was caught by salt's global exception handler:
ValueError: No recipients specified with asymmetric encryption
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/salt-call", line 11, in <module>
load_entry_point('salt==3000.1', 'console_scripts', 'salt-call')()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/salt/scripts.py", line 445, in salt_call
client.run()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/salt/cli/call.py", line 57, in run
caller.run()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/salt/cli/caller.py", line 119, in run
ret = self.call()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/salt/cli/caller.py", line 218, in call
ret['return'] = self.minion.executors[fname](self.opts, data, func, args, kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/salt/executors/direct_call.py", line 12, in execute
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/salt/modules/gpg.py", line 1191, in encrypt
result = gpg.encrypt(text, recipients, passphrase=gpg_passphrase)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gnupg.py", line 1506, in encrypt
result = self.encrypt_file(data, recipients, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gnupg.py", line 1440, in encrypt_file
raise ValueError('No recipients specified with asymmetric '
ValueError: No recipients specified with asymmetric encryption
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/salt-call", line 11, in <module>
load_entry_point('salt==3000.1', 'console_scripts', 'salt-call')()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/salt/scripts.py", line 445, in salt_call
client.run()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/salt/cli/call.py", line 57, in run
caller.run()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/salt/cli/caller.py", line 119, in run
ret = self.call()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/salt/cli/caller.py", line 218, in call
ret['return'] = self.minion.executors[fname](self.opts, data, func, args, kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/salt/executors/direct_call.py", line 12, in execute
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/salt/modules/gpg.py", line 1191, in encrypt
result = gpg.encrypt(text, recipients, passphrase=gpg_passphrase)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gnupg.py", line 1506, in encrypt
result = self.encrypt_file(data, recipients, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gnupg.py", line 1440, in encrypt_file
raise ValueError('No recipients specified with asymmetric '
ValueError: No recipients specified with asymmetric encryption

# Fixed code
def export_key(keyids=None, secret=False, user=None, gnupghome=None):
    """
    Export a key from the GPG keychain

    keyids
        The key ID(s) of the key(s) to be exported. Can be specified as a comma
        separated string or a list. Anything which GnuPG itself accepts to
        identify a key - for example, the key ID or the fingerprint could be
        used.

    secret
        Export the secret key identified by the ``keyids`` information passed.

    user
        Which user's keychain to access, defaults to user Salt is running as.
        Passing the user as ``salt`` will set the GnuPG home directory to the
        ``/etc/salt/gpgkeys``.

    gnupghome
        Specify the location where GPG keyring and related files are stored.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' gpg.export_key keyids=3FAD9F1E

        salt '*' gpg.export_key keyids=3FAD9F1E secret=True

        salt '*' gpg.export_key keyids="['3FAD9F1E','3FBD8F1E']" user=username

    """
    gpg = _create_gpg(user, gnupghome)

    if isinstance(keyids, str):
        keyids = keyids.split(",")
    return gpg.export_keys(keyids, secret)