getpass
— Portable password input
Differences to Python
This module implements a subset of the upstream Python module. For more information, refer to the original documentation: getpass.
This module is used when executing on SR OS only. On a remote machine, the native Python getpass module is used.
The getpass
module provides functions for user inputs of passwords
without returning the characters to the screen.
Functions
- getpass.getpass(prompt='Password: ')
Prompt the user for a password without echoing. The user is prompted using the string prompt, which defaults to
'Password: '
.- Parameters:
prompt (str, optional) – Optional string prompt to provide the user guidance.
- Returns:
The inputted value
- Return type:
str