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32 /* UNIX password file access module */
34 #include "Python.h"
36 #include <sys/types.h>
37 #include <pwd.h>
39 static char pwd__doc__ [] = "\
40 This module provides access to the Unix password database.\n\
41 It is available on all Unix versions.\n\
42 \n\
43 Password database entries are reported as 7-tuples containing the following\n\
44 items from the password database (see `<pwd.h>'), in order:\n\
45 pw_name, pw_passwd, pw_uid, pw_gid, pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell.\n\
46 The uid and gid items are integers, all others are strings. An\n\
47 exception is raised if the entry asked for cannot be found.";
50 static PyObject *
51 mkpwent(p)
52 struct passwd *p;
54 #ifdef __BEOS__
55 /* For faking the GECOS field. - [cjh] */
56 char *be_user = NULL;
58 be_user = getenv( "USER" );
59 #endif
61 return Py_BuildValue(
62 "(ssllsss)",
63 p->pw_name,
64 p->pw_passwd,
65 #if defined(NeXT) && defined(_POSIX_SOURCE) && defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN__)
66 /* Correct a bug present on Intel machines in NextStep 3.2 and 3.3;
67 for later versions you may have to remove this */
68 (long)p->pw_short_pad1, /* ugh-NeXT broke the padding */
69 (long)p->pw_short_pad2,
70 #else
71 (long)p->pw_uid,
72 (long)p->pw_gid,
73 #endif
74 #ifdef __BEOS__
75 /* BeOS doesn't have a GECOS field, oddly enough. - [cjh] */
76 be_user ? be_user : "baron",
77 #else
78 p->pw_gecos,
79 #endif
80 p->pw_dir,
81 p->pw_shell);
84 static char pwd_getpwuid__doc__[] = "\
85 getpwuid(uid) -> entry\n\
86 Return the password database entry for the given numeric user ID.\n\
87 See pwd.__doc__ for more on password database entries.";
89 static PyObject *
90 pwd_getpwuid(self, args)
91 PyObject *self;
92 PyObject *args;
94 int uid;
95 struct passwd *p;
96 if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "i", &uid))
97 return NULL;
98 if ((p = getpwuid(uid)) == NULL) {
99 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_KeyError, "getpwuid(): uid not found");
100 return NULL;
102 return mkpwent(p);
105 static char pwd_getpwnam__doc__[] = "\
106 getpwnam(name) -> entry\n\
107 Return the password database entry for the given user name.\n\
108 See pwd.__doc__ for more on password database entries.";
110 static PyObject *
111 pwd_getpwnam(self, args)
112 PyObject *self;
113 PyObject *args;
115 char *name;
116 struct passwd *p;
117 if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "s", &name))
118 return NULL;
119 if ((p = getpwnam(name)) == NULL) {
120 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_KeyError, "getpwnam(): name not found");
121 return NULL;
123 return mkpwent(p);
126 #ifdef HAVE_GETPWENT
127 static char pwd_getpwall__doc__[] = "\
128 getpwall() -> list_of_entries\n\
129 Return a list of all available password database entries, \
130 in arbitrary order.\n\
131 See pwd.__doc__ for more on password database entries.";
133 static PyObject *
134 pwd_getpwall(self, args)
135 PyObject *self;
136 PyObject *args;
138 PyObject *d;
139 struct passwd *p;
140 if (!PyArg_NoArgs(args))
141 return NULL;
142 if ((d = PyList_New(0)) == NULL)
143 return NULL;
144 setpwent();
145 while ((p = getpwent()) != NULL) {
146 PyObject *v = mkpwent(p);
147 if (v == NULL || PyList_Append(d, v) != 0) {
148 Py_XDECREF(v);
149 Py_DECREF(d);
150 return NULL;
152 Py_DECREF(v);
154 return d;
156 #endif
158 static PyMethodDef pwd_methods[] = {
159 {"getpwuid", pwd_getpwuid, 0, pwd_getpwuid__doc__},
160 {"getpwnam", pwd_getpwnam, 0, pwd_getpwnam__doc__},
161 #ifdef HAVE_GETPWENT
162 {"getpwall", pwd_getpwall, 0, pwd_getpwall__doc__},
163 #endif
164 {NULL, NULL} /* sentinel */
167 DL_EXPORT(void)
168 initpwd()
170 Py_InitModule4("pwd", pwd_methods, pwd__doc__,
171 (PyObject *)NULL, PYTHON_API_VERSION);