win_getpass(): if sys.stdin is not sys.__stdin__, use
default_getpass(). This should prevent hanging when it is called in
IDLE.
Fixes SF bug #455648.
diff --git a/Lib/getpass.py b/Lib/getpass.py
index e811890..eefb1f9 100644
--- a/Lib/getpass.py
+++ b/Lib/getpass.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
def win_getpass(prompt='Password: '):
"""Prompt for password with echo off, using Windows getch()."""
+ if sys.stdin is not sys.__stdin__:
+ return default_getpass(prompt)
import msvcrt
for c in prompt:
msvcrt.putch(c)