How do I get the username in Python?

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Is there a portable way to get the current username in Python?

How can I get the username of the account by which the given script is being executed?

score 78 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 01 '10 at 14:36

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import getpass
print getpass.getuser()

answered Dec 01 '10 at 14:36

Vladimir Lagunov

"os.getlong()" cannot work properly if I switched user on *nix platforms, but the getpass solution works, thank you. – mxi1 Dec 10 '13 at 10:24
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This ultimately looks at environment variables to determine the username, and hence might be handy for hacky scripts within a semi-trusted environment (e.g. your office) but should not be used for anything public or important. See the 'duplicate' question for some UNIX and Windows API ways of doing this properly. – Jonathan Hartley Aug 02 '14 at 16:49

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