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[python/dscho.git] / Lib / getpass.py
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1 """Utilities to get a password and/or the current user name.
3 getpass(prompt[, stream]) - Prompt for a password, with echo turned off.
4 getuser() - Get the user name from the environment or password database.
6 GetPassWarning - This UserWarning is issued when getpass() cannot prevent
7 echoing of the password contents while reading.
9 On Windows, the msvcrt module will be used.
10 On the Mac EasyDialogs.AskPassword is used, if available.
12 """
14 # Authors: Piers Lauder (original)
15 # Guido van Rossum (Windows support and cleanup)
16 # Gregory P. Smith (tty support & GetPassWarning)
18 import os, sys, warnings
20 __all__ = ["getpass","getuser","GetPassWarning"]
23 class GetPassWarning(UserWarning): pass
26 def unix_getpass(prompt='Password: ', stream=None):
27 """Prompt for a password, with echo turned off.
29 Args:
30 prompt: Written on stream to ask for the input. Default: 'Password: '
31 stream: A writable file object to display the prompt. Defaults to
32 the tty. If no tty is available defaults to sys.stderr.
33 Returns:
34 The seKr3t input.
35 Raises:
36 EOFError: If our input tty or stdin was closed.
37 GetPassWarning: When we were unable to turn echo off on the input.
39 Always restores terminal settings before returning.
40 """
41 fd = None
42 tty = None
43 try:
44 # Always try reading and writing directly on the tty first.
45 fd = os.open('/dev/tty', os.O_RDWR|os.O_NOCTTY)
46 tty = os.fdopen(fd, 'w+', 1)
47 input = tty
48 if not stream:
49 stream = tty
50 except EnvironmentError as e:
51 # If that fails, see if stdin can be controlled.
52 try:
53 fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
54 except:
55 passwd = fallback_getpass(prompt, stream)
56 input = sys.stdin
57 if not stream:
58 stream = sys.stderr
60 if fd is not None:
61 passwd = None
62 try:
63 old = termios.tcgetattr(fd) # a copy to save
64 new = old[:]
65 new[3] &= ~termios.ECHO # 3 == 'lflags'
66 try:
67 termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, new)
68 passwd = _raw_input(prompt, stream, input=input)
69 finally:
70 termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old)
71 except termios.error as e:
72 if passwd is not None:
73 # _raw_input succeeded. The final tcsetattr failed. Reraise
74 # instead of leaving the terminal in an unknown state.
75 raise
76 # We can't control the tty or stdin. Give up and use normal IO.
77 # fallback_getpass() raises an appropriate warning.
78 del input, tty # clean up unused file objects before blocking
79 passwd = fallback_getpass(prompt, stream)
81 stream.write('\n')
82 return passwd
85 def win_getpass(prompt='Password: ', stream=None):
86 """Prompt for password with echo off, using Windows getch()."""
87 if sys.stdin is not sys.__stdin__:
88 return fallback_getpass(prompt, stream)
89 import msvcrt
90 for c in prompt:
91 msvcrt.putwch(c)
92 pw = ""
93 while 1:
94 c = msvcrt.getwch()
95 if c == '\r' or c == '\n':
96 break
97 if c == '\003':
98 raise KeyboardInterrupt
99 if c == '\b':
100 pw = pw[:-1]
101 else:
102 pw = pw + c
103 msvcrt.putwch('\r')
104 msvcrt.putwch('\n')
105 return pw
108 def fallback_getpass(prompt='Password: ', stream=None):
109 warnings.warn("Can not control echo on the terminal.", GetPassWarning,
110 stacklevel=2)
111 if not stream:
112 stream = sys.stderr
113 print("Warning: Password input may be echoed.", file=stream)
114 return _raw_input(prompt, stream)
117 def _raw_input(prompt="", stream=None, input=None):
118 # This doesn't save the string in the GNU readline history.
119 if not stream:
120 stream = sys.stderr
121 if not input:
122 input = sys.stdin
123 prompt = str(prompt)
124 if prompt:
125 stream.write(prompt)
126 stream.flush()
127 line = input.readline()
128 if not line:
129 raise EOFError
130 if line[-1] == '\n':
131 line = line[:-1]
132 return line
135 def getuser():
136 """Get the username from the environment or password database.
138 First try various environment variables, then the password
139 database. This works on Windows as long as USERNAME is set.
143 import os
145 for name in ('LOGNAME', 'USER', 'LNAME', 'USERNAME'):
146 user = os.environ.get(name)
147 if user:
148 return user
150 # If this fails, the exception will "explain" why
151 import pwd
152 return pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[0]
154 # Bind the name getpass to the appropriate function
155 try:
156 import termios
157 # it's possible there is an incompatible termios from the
158 # McMillan Installer, make sure we have a UNIX-compatible termios
159 termios.tcgetattr, termios.tcsetattr
160 except (ImportError, AttributeError):
161 try:
162 import msvcrt
163 except ImportError:
164 try:
165 from EasyDialogs import AskPassword
166 except ImportError:
167 getpass = fallback_getpass
168 else:
169 getpass = AskPassword
170 else:
171 getpass = win_getpass
172 else:
173 getpass = unix_getpass