[Python-ideas] secrets module -- secret.keeper?

[Terry Reedy]

On 10/1/2015 1:12 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 01:55:49PM -0400, Jim J. Jewett wrote:
>
>> Will the secrets module offer any
...
>> a getpass that works even in IDLE?

> I would expect that if getpass doesn't work in IDLE, that's a bug (in
> IDLE or getpass, I'm not sure :-)

Since Jim did not explain the implied 'does not work' I will guess that 
'works' means replacing all typed or pasted chars with '*' before they 
are echoed to the screen.  One can do this with tk(inter) and, I 
presume, any or all gui frameworks in use with Python.  Text mode is 
tricker as system-specific commands are needed, and they may not work 
when tk (or another gui framework?) has control of the keyboard and 
screen.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy