Getting command-line password input in Python
Use getpass.getpass()
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from getpass import getpass
password = getpass()
An optional prompt can be passed as parameter; the default is "Password: "
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Note that this function requires a proper terminal, so it can turn off echoing of typed characters – see “GetPassWarning: Can not control echo on the terminal” when running from IDLE for further details.
import getpass
pswd = getpass.getpass('Password:')
getpass works on Linux, Windows, and Mac.
Use getpass for this purpose.
getpass.getpass - Prompt the user for a password without echoing