asking for username and password from user using python

Question

I am trying to write a code to fetch data from VM using python.

To start I am trying to ask username and password (not visible or display special character) just how we do in powershell using Get-Credential

I tried below code, it is asking for username but password prompt us not coming

import winrm, getpass
try:
    usrname = input("Enter Username: ")
    passwd = input("Enter Password: ", getpass.getpass())
except Exception as err:
   print('Error Occured : ', err)

Can you please let me know what is wrong. I am using Pycharm to write and execute my code in windows.

`getpass.getpass` handles input itself. It doesn't need to be passed to `input` function. Just use `passwd = getpass.getpass('Enter Password: ')` — Евгений Крамаров, Apr 26 '22 at 14:47
@ЕвгенийКрамаров: tried this. but still it is not prompting for password. after entering username when i hit enter, it is blank. — Empty Coder, Apr 26 '22 at 14:49
Have you tried referring to this [question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28579468/how-to-use-the-python-getpass-getpass-in-pycharm)? — Евгений Крамаров, Apr 26 '22 at 14:51
Does this answer your question? [How to use the Python getpass.getpass in PyCharm](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28579468/how-to-use-the-python-getpass-getpass-in-pycharm) — Евгений Крамаров, Apr 26 '22 at 20:11

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 26 '22 at 14:47

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The input function in Python only takes one argument. To get the password, you can do this :

try:
    usrname = input("Enter Username: ")
    passwd = getpass.getpass("Enter your password: ")
except Exception as err:
   print('Error Occured : ', err)

answered Apr 26 '22 at 14:47

Ximaz

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tried this. but still it is not prompting for password. after entering username when i hit enter, it is blank. – Empty Coder Apr 26 '22 at 14:49
Can you put some other part of the code ? Such as the way around calling the prompt, if it's a function or something ? Did you try adding breakpoints on PyCharm to see what's happening while runtime ? – Ximaz Apr 26 '22 at 14:51

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