PyCreds is a Python Library written in C++ to keep credentials safe by storing in platform keystores. On MacOS the passwords are managed by the Keychain, on Linux they are managed by the Secret Service API/libsecret, and on Windows they are managed by Credential Vault.
get_password, set_password, delete_password, find_password and find_credentials.Install with pip:
$ pip install pycreds
# Or Install with cli
$ pip install pycreds[cli]
get_password(service, account)
Get the stored password for service and account.
service - The string service name.
account - The string account name.
Returns password as string if found else raises ValueError.
set_password(service, account, password)
Save the password for service and account.
service - The string service name.
account - The string account name.
password - The string password.
Returns True if successful else raises ValueError.
delete_password(service, account)
Delete the password for service and account.
service - The string service name.
account - The string account name.
Returns True if successful else raises ValueError.
find_password(service)
Finds password for service.
service - The string service name.
Returns password as string if found else returns None.
find_credentials(service)
Finds credentials for service.
service - The string service name.
Returns a list of credential dict in format {"account": "foo", "password": "bar"}.
Usage: pycreds [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
PyCreds Command Line Interface.
Options:
--help Show this message and exit.
Commands:
delete Delete Password.
get Get Password.
set Set Password.
FAQs
Python Library to keep credentials safe by storing in platform keystores.
We found that pycreds demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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