diff -r 000000000000 -r ae805ac0140d python-2.5.2/win32/Lib/getpass.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/python-2.5.2/win32/Lib/getpass.py	Fri Apr 03 17:19:34 2009 +0100
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+"""Utilities to get a password and/or the current user name.
+
+getpass(prompt) - prompt for a password, with echo turned off
+getuser() - get the user name from the environment or password database
+
+On Windows, the msvcrt module will be used.
+On the Mac EasyDialogs.AskPassword is used, if available.
+
+"""
+
+# Authors: Piers Lauder (original)
+#          Guido van Rossum (Windows support and cleanup)
+
+import sys
+
+__all__ = ["getpass","getuser"]
+
+def unix_getpass(prompt='Password: ', stream=None):
+    """Prompt for a password, with echo turned off.
+    The prompt is written on stream, by default stdout.
+
+    Restore terminal settings at end.
+    """
+    if stream is None:
+        stream = sys.stdout
+
+    try:
+        fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
+    except:
+        return default_getpass(prompt)
+
+    old = termios.tcgetattr(fd)     # a copy to save
+    new = old[:]
+
+    new[3] = new[3] & ~termios.ECHO # 3 == 'lflags'
+    try:
+        termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, new)
+        passwd = _raw_input(prompt, stream)
+    finally:
+        termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old)
+
+    stream.write('\n')
+    return passwd
+
+
+def win_getpass(prompt='Password: ', stream=None):
+    """Prompt for password with echo off, using Windows getch()."""
+    if sys.stdin is not sys.__stdin__:
+        return default_getpass(prompt, stream)
+    import msvcrt
+    for c in prompt:
+        msvcrt.putch(c)
+    pw = ""
+    while 1:
+        c = msvcrt.getch()
+        if c == '\r' or c == '\n':
+            break
+        if c == '\003':
+            raise KeyboardInterrupt
+        if c == '\b':
+            pw = pw[:-1]
+        else:
+            pw = pw + c
+    msvcrt.putch('\r')
+    msvcrt.putch('\n')
+    return pw
+
+
+def default_getpass(prompt='Password: ', stream=None):
+    print >>sys.stderr, "Warning: Problem with getpass. Passwords may be echoed."
+    return _raw_input(prompt, stream)
+
+
+def _raw_input(prompt="", stream=None):
+    # A raw_input() replacement that doesn't save the string in the
+    # GNU readline history.
+    if stream is None:
+        stream = sys.stdout
+    prompt = str(prompt)
+    if prompt:
+        stream.write(prompt)
+    line = sys.stdin.readline()
+    if not line:
+        raise EOFError
+    if line[-1] == '\n':
+        line = line[:-1]
+    return line
+
+
+def getuser():
+    """Get the username from the environment or password database.
+
+    First try various environment variables, then the password
+    database.  This works on Windows as long as USERNAME is set.
+
+    """
+
+    import os
+
+    for name in ('LOGNAME', 'USER', 'LNAME', 'USERNAME'):
+        user = os.environ.get(name)
+        if user:
+            return user
+
+    # If this fails, the exception will "explain" why
+    import pwd
+    return pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[0]
+
+# Bind the name getpass to the appropriate function
+try:
+    import termios
+    # it's possible there is an incompatible termios from the
+    # McMillan Installer, make sure we have a UNIX-compatible termios
+    termios.tcgetattr, termios.tcsetattr
+except (ImportError, AttributeError):
+    try:
+        import msvcrt
+    except ImportError:
+        try:
+            from EasyDialogs import AskPassword
+        except ImportError:
+            getpass = default_getpass
+        else:
+            getpass = AskPassword
+    else:
+        getpass = win_getpass
+else:
+    getpass = unix_getpass