all Python 3getpassfunction

getpass.getuser()

user

Returns the current user's name: from environment variables, or from the system user database when they are unset.

Syntax

getpass.getuser()

LOGNAME, USER, LNAME and USERNAME are checked in order, so anyone who sets a variable can fake the name — it is fine for a greeting or a default path, never for access checks. Unlike os.getlogin(), it works without a controlling terminal: in cron, Docker and CI. If no name is found, only OSError is raised since 3.13.

Examples

import getpass
print(getpass.getuser())  # → ? имя текущего пользователя

import getpass, os
os.environ['LOGNAME'] = 'alice'
print(getpass.getuser())  # → alice — переменной окружения достаточно

See also

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