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Reputation: 2510

Get password silently from clipboard in Python

The standard way to enter a password in Python without echoing it is using getpass.getpass().

However,it doesn't support clipboard input (ctrl-V), which is needed when dealing with complex, highly secure passwords.

Has anyone ever come up with a workaround (get the password silently from crtl-V)?

Thanks!

R.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1190

Answers (1)

Alexander Kvist
Alexander Kvist

Reputation: 589

It is possible to right click paste from clipboard into the command prompt as an alternative.

Unfortunately getpass.getpass() uses getwch() from Windows C, which does not allow CTRL+C to be read.

Upvotes: 6

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