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Tip revision: d8df714d6b985624cc5418a22b6e7d43c305b939 authored by Andrew M. Kuchling on 27 October 2006, 14:55:11 UTC
Point users to the subprocess module in the docs for os.system, os.spawn*, os.popen2, and the popen2 and commands modules
Tip revision: d8df714
getpass.py
"""Utilities to get a password and/or the current user name.

getpass(prompt) - prompt for a password, with echo turned off
getuser() - get the user name from the environment or password database

On Windows, the msvcrt module will be used.
On the Mac EasyDialogs.AskPassword is used, if available.

"""

# Authors: Piers Lauder (original)
#          Guido van Rossum (Windows support and cleanup)

import sys

__all__ = ["getpass","getuser"]

def unix_getpass(prompt='Password: '):
    """Prompt for a password, with echo turned off.

    Restore terminal settings at end.
    """

    try:
        fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
    except:
        return default_getpass(prompt)

    old = termios.tcgetattr(fd)     # a copy to save
    new = old[:]

    new[3] = new[3] & ~termios.ECHO # 3 == 'lflags'
    try:
        termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, new)
        passwd = _raw_input(prompt)
    finally:
        termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old)

    sys.stdout.write('\n')
    return passwd


def win_getpass(prompt='Password: '):
    """Prompt for password with echo off, using Windows getch()."""
    if sys.stdin is not sys.__stdin__:
        return default_getpass(prompt)
    import msvcrt
    for c in prompt:
        msvcrt.putch(c)
    pw = ""
    while 1:
        c = msvcrt.getch()
        if c == '\r' or c == '\n':
            break
        if c == '\003':
            raise KeyboardInterrupt
        if c == '\b':
            pw = pw[:-1]
        else:
            pw = pw + c
    msvcrt.putch('\r')
    msvcrt.putch('\n')
    return pw


def default_getpass(prompt='Password: '):
    print "Warning: Problem with getpass. Passwords may be echoed."
    return _raw_input(prompt)


def _raw_input(prompt=""):
    # A raw_input() replacement that doesn't save the string in the
    # GNU readline history.
    prompt = str(prompt)
    if prompt:
        sys.stdout.write(prompt)
    line = sys.stdin.readline()
    if not line:
        raise EOFError
    if line[-1] == '\n':
        line = line[:-1]
    return line


def getuser():
    """Get the username from the environment or password database.

    First try various environment variables, then the password
    database.  This works on Windows as long as USERNAME is set.

    """

    import os

    for name in ('LOGNAME', 'USER', 'LNAME', 'USERNAME'):
        user = os.environ.get(name)
        if user:
            return user

    # If this fails, the exception will "explain" why
    import pwd
    return pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[0]

# Bind the name getpass to the appropriate function
try:
    import termios
    # it's possible there is an incompatible termios from the
    # McMillan Installer, make sure we have a UNIX-compatible termios
    termios.tcgetattr, termios.tcsetattr
except (ImportError, AttributeError):
    try:
        import msvcrt
    except ImportError:
        try:
            from EasyDialogs import AskPassword
        except ImportError:
            getpass = default_getpass
        else:
            getpass = AskPassword
    else:
        getpass = win_getpass
else:
    getpass = unix_getpass
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