Concept: The getpass module

Function	Description	Example
getpass.getpass(prompt="Password: ")	Asks for input without echoing it to the terminal; use it for passwords, PINs and API keys.	pwd = getpass.getpass("SSH password: ")
getpass.getpass(prompt, echo_char="*")	Shows a character for each typed key instead of nothing (Python 3.14+).	pwd = getpass.getpass("Password: ", echo_char="*")
getpass.getuser()	Returns the login name of the current user (checks LOGNAME, USER, LNAME and USERNAME first).	getpass.getuser() → 'sebastiaan'
getpass.GetPassWarning	Warning raised when input can't be hidden, for example in some IDE consoles.	except getpass.GetPassWarning: