why does getpass() show the input?

[John Salerno]

I'm guessing this might have something to do with my particular system?
Warning: Problem with getpass. Passwords may be echoed.
Password: hello
'hello'

 

[John Machin]

I'm guessing this might have something to do with my particular system?

Is that meant to be a statement or a question?

If it's a question, and you'd like a helpful answer, try telling us at
least (1) what platform you are running on, (2) did you enter that at
the usual OS command line (with/without readline), or in an IDE (e.g
IDLE) or some other shell (e.g. IPython) (3) version numbers of Python
and any other relevant software (4) Is the question idle curiosity or
do you need a fix real soon now (5) have you been molesting your
console with e.g. stty ...

 

[John Machin]

If it's a question, and you'd like a helpful answer, try telling us at
least

[snip]

plus (6) what conclusions you have after reading
<your_Python_installation_directory>/Lib/getpass.py

 

[Robin Haswell]

rob@aranea:~$ python
Python 2.4.2 (#2, Sep 30 2005, 21:19:01)
[GCC 4.0.2 20050808 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.0.1-4ubuntu8)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information..... # to test getpass. getpass.getpass()'s return value is the
.... # password inputted, but because you're not capturing its return
.... # value, the console is printing it. Let me demonstrate:
.... Password:
'This is a password'.... #
.... # -Rob
....

 

[John Machin]

rob@aranea:~$ python
Python 2.4.2 (#2, Sep 30 2005, 21:19:01)
[GCC 4.0.2 20050808 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.0.1-4ubuntu8)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.... # to test getpass. getpass.getpass()'s return value is the
... # password inputted, but because you're not capturing its return
... # value, the console is printing it.

Please look again at the OP's post. Here is the relevant part, with my
annotations:

#>>> getpass.getpass()
Warning: Problem with getpass. Passwords may be echoed. <<<=== Ooooh!
What's printing that?
Password: hello <<<<<<<<<====== echoing his input as he typed
'hello' <<<<<<=== what you call "the console is printing it"

 

[Robin Haswell]

Please look again at the OP's post. Here is the relevant part, with my

annotations:

You're right, my bad. It's still first thing in the morning here :'(

-Rob

 

[John Salerno]

Is that meant to be a statement or a question?

Heh heh, sorry! I guess both. Let me clarify:

(1) what platform you are running on,
WinXP

(2) did you enter that at
the usual OS command line (with/without readline), or in an IDE (e.g
IDLE) or some other shell (e.g. IPython)
IDLE

(3) version numbers of Python
and any other relevant software

2.4.3 and nothing else special is running

(4) Is the question idle curiosity

yes, most of my questions are

(5) have you been molesting your
console with e.g. stty ...

nope, none of that stuff

(6) what conclusions you have after reading
<your_Python_installation_directory>/Lib/getpass.py

if sys.stdin is not sys.__stdin__:
return default_getpass(prompt)

Ah ha! So it only works at the command prompt, unless I change
__stdin__? Thanks for teaching me a lesson!