Robin Haswell wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ 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. > >>> > >>> # The cause of this problem is because you're using the console > ... # 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" -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
