getpass

[Lucas Raab]

Could someone please demo the "getpass" module? I would like to use this,
but have problems with it. Also, is there a way to have usernames other than
through "pwd" (which I don't have because I have Win98).
Thanks!

[Jorge Godoy]

Re: getpass

"Lucas Raab" <lvraab@earthli nk.net> writes:
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> Could someone please demo the "getpass" module? I would like to use this,
> but have problems with it. Also, is there a way to have usernames other than
> through "pwd" (which I don't have because I have Win98).[/color]

I had the same problem you do.

You can try using os.getlogin():
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>>> import os
>>> print os.getlogin()[/color][/color][/color]
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>>>[/color][/color][/color]


On the other hand, the availability of the user on Win98 et al. seems
to be due to the way its auth mechanism works.

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Godoy. <godoy@metalab. unc.edu>