Change password on Linux

[Antonios Christofides]

Bo M. Maryniuck wrote:
> > Does anyone know how to change a Linux password using Python?
>  
>  1. Tweak /etc/shadow if you're experienced Linux admin
>  2. os.popen() and passwd command

I don't think you can do it with os.popen(); passwd does not read the
password from stdin. You can do it with expect or pexpect. If you prefer
a standard module, you can use telnetlib to telnet localhost.