change characters of the alphabet to * just for the password

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I need help to change the letters of the alphabet and numbers (from 0-9) another character like * so that when I type the password people can't look over my shoulder and find out the password. can anyone help?

We need some more context here. Is this when you're using the `input()` function or something? Details! — TheSoundDefense, Jul 16 '14 at 15:28

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 16 '14 at 15:29

If your primary concern is simply hiding your password from other people, you should use the built-in getpass.getpass function:

>>> from getpass import getpass
>>> getpass()
Password:
'abc123'
>>>

As a bonus, getpass keeps the length of the password concealed (people can easily count the *'s).

Ashoka Lella · Answer 2 · 2014-07-16T15:57:16.093

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You can use the getpass module to hide the password when typed

>>> import getpass
>>> passwd = getpass.getpass("Enter password: ")
Enter password:
>>> print passwd
thisismypassword
>>>

edited Jul 16 '14 at 15:57

answered Jul 16 '14 at 15:29

Ashoka Lella

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does this work in python 2.7 – sundar nataraj Jul 16 '14 at 15:31
@sundarnatarajСундар yes it does – Ashoka Lella Jul 16 '14 at 15:33

change characters of the alphabet to * just for the password

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