[Python-bugs-list] [Bug #110663] getpass() echo password input (PR#359)

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Bug #110663, was updated on 2000-Jul-31 14:11
Here is a current snapshot of the bug.

Project: Python
Category: Modules
Status: Closed
Resolution: Wont Fix
Bug Group: Platform-specific
Priority: 2
Summary: getpass() echo password input (PR#359)

Details: Jitterbug-Id: 359
Submitted-By: harishbk@inf.com
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 03:46:58 -0400 (EDT)
Version: 1.5.2
OS: OSF1 version 4.0f


code:

#! /usr/local/bin/python

import getpass
pas=getpass.getpass()

when it is run
password : harish

it is echoing password input. How can we avoid echoing it.




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Audit trail:
Tue Jul 11 08:26:01 2000	guido	moved from incoming to open

Follow-Ups:

Date: 2000-Aug-01 14:01
By: none

Comment:
From: "M.-A. Lemburg" <mal@lemburg.com>
Subject: Re: [Python-bugs-list] getpass() echo password input (PR#359)
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 10:03:55 +0200

harishbk@inf.com wrote:
> 
> Full_Name: harish
> Version: 1.5.2
> OS: OSF1 version 4.0f
> Submission from: (NULL) (202.54.39.82)
> 
> code:
> 
> #! /usr/local/bin/python
> 
> import getpass
> pas=getpass.getpass()
> 
> when it is run
> password : harish
> 
> it is echoing password input. How can we avoid echoing it.

You will need to compile Python with termios support enabled
to have getpass() turn off echoing. (Edit Modules/Setup and
rerun 'make install'.)

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