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getpass

module

Reading a password in the terminal without echoing characters, and the name of the current system user.

Syntax

import getpass

getpass.getpass() replaces input() where a password is typed: the input is not shown on screen. When echo cannot be hidden (in an IDE, for instance), the module issues GetPassWarning and reads in the clear. getuser() takes the name from the LOGNAME, USER, LNAME and USERNAME environment variables, so it is unfit for access checks: a variable is easy to fake.

Examples

import getpass
user = getpass.getuser()
print(isinstance(user, str))  # → True
print(user)  # → ? имя текущего пользователя

See also

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