How to make the output of input function look like a * symbol?

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I'm making a program where the user needs to enter a password. I'm using the input function for this. How would I make it so that the user sees *** symbols instead of the actual letters for their password?

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Hi there, take a look to [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27631629/masking-user-input-in-python-with-asterisks) question. It may help. — dcg, Dec 28 '17 at 16:17
You using a gui or what? This thing called mask.Plz be more explicit — Ευάγγελος Γρηγορόπουλος, Dec 28 '17 at 16:18
BTW, you generally should not define functions inside other functions, unless you have a good reason to do that. — PM 2Ring, Dec 28 '17 at 16:30

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 28 '17 at 16:19

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You can use getpass module to hide the password entered on the console.

https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/getpass.html

answered Dec 28 '17 at 16:19

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Sure, but `getpass` isn't _guaranteed_ to hide the password: "If echo free input is unavailable `getpass()` falls back to printing a warning message to stream and reading from `sys.stdin` and issuing a `GetPassWarning`." – PM 2Ring Dec 28 '17 at 16:28

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 28 '17 at 16:19

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You can use a function like below

import getpass 
pswd = getpass.getpass('Password:')

answered Dec 28 '17 at 16:19

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How to make the output of input function look like a * symbol?

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