On Mon, 31 Oct 2016 11:05:23 -0400, Random832 wrote: > On Mon, Oct 31, 2016, at 10:55, Wildman via Python-list wrote: >> I have code using that approach but I am trying to save myself >> from having to parse the entire shadow file. Grep will do it >> for me if I can get code right. > > Python already has built-in functions to parse the shadow file. > > https://docs.python.org/3/library/spwd.html#module-spwd
I didn't know about that module. Thanks, this can simplify things for me. > But you can't use sudo this way if you use that. But why do you want to > use sudo from within the python script instead of just running the > python script with sudo? In view of the module I just learned about, that would be a better approach. -- <Wildman> GNU/Linux user #557453 -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
