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<h1>eric6.DebugClients.Python.getpass</h1>
<p>
Module implementing utilities to get a password and/or the current user name.
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getpass(prompt) - prompt for a password, with echo turned off
getuser() - get the user name from the environment or password database
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This module is a replacement for the one found in the Python distribution. It
is to provide a debugger compatible variant of the a.m. functions.
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<h3>Global Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>__all__</td></tr><tr><td>default_getpass</td></tr><tr><td>unix_getpass</td></tr><tr><td>win_getpass</td></tr>
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<h3>Classes</h3>
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<tr><td>None</td></tr>
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<h3>Functions</h3>
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<td><a href="#getpass">getpass</a></td>
<td>Function to prompt for a password, with echo turned off.</td>
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<td><a href="#getuser">getuser</a></td>
<td>Function to get the username from the environment or password database.</td>
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<h2>getpass</h2>
<b>getpass</b>(<i>prompt='Password: '</i>)
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    Function to prompt for a password, with echo turned off.
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<dt><i>prompt</i></dt>
<dd>
Prompt to be shown to the user (string)
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<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
Password entered by the user (string)
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<h2>getuser</h2>
<b>getuser</b>(<i></i>)
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    Function to get the username from the environment or password database.
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    First try various environment variables, then the password
    database.  This works on Windows as long as USERNAME is set.
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<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
username (string)
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