readchar-readpass 0.1.2

A password reader.

getpassword

A small Python utility for reading masked password input from the terminal.

This project provides a simple get_password() helper that accepts user input one character at a time, prints * for each keystroke, and supports backspace editing.

Features

• Reads a password from the terminal without showing the raw characters
• Displays * for each character typed
• Supports backspace to correct mistakes
• Minimal dependency footprint

Installation

This project includes packaging metadata in pyproject.toml, so it can be installed with:

pip install getpassword

For local development from the repository, install in editable mode:

python -m pip install -e .

If you prefer a normal local install:

python -m pip install .

The package dependency readchar will be installed automatically.

Usage

from getpassword import get_password

password = get_password("Password: ")
print("You entered", password)

You can also run the script directly from the repository:

python src/getpassword/getpassword.py

Project structure

• src/getpassword/getpassword.py - core password input implementation
• src/getpassword/__init__.py - package entrypoint exposing get_password

Dependency

• readchar

Notes

This package is intended for simple console-based password entry. It does not provide advanced terminal handling or cross-platform terminal abstraction beyond the readchar dependency.