Will set the crypting key for this object. Either 16 or 24 bytes long.

def setKey(self, key):
		"""Will set the crypting key for this object. Either 16 or 24 bytes long."""
		self.key_size = 24  # Use DES-EDE3 mode
		if len(key) != self.key_size:
			if len(key) == 16: # Use DES-EDE2 mode
				self.key_size = 16
			else:
				raise ValueError("Invalid triple DES key size. Key must be either 16 or 24 bytes long")
		if self.getMode() == CBC:
			if not self.getIV():
				# Use the first 8 bytes of the key
				self._iv = key[:self.block_size]
			if len(self.getIV()) != self.block_size:
				raise ValueError("Invalid IV, must be 8 bytes in length")
		self.__key1 = des(key[:8], self._mode, self._iv,
				  self._padding, self._padmode)
		self.__key2 = des(key[8:16], self._mode, self._iv,
				  self._padding, self._padmode)
		if self.key_size == 16:
			self.__key3 = self.__key1
		else:
			self.__key3 = des(key[16:], self._mode, self._iv,
					  self._padding, self._padmode)
		_baseDes.setKey(self, key)