[3.14] gh-138514: getpass: restrict echo_char to a single ASCII character (GH-138591)
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…acter (pythonGH-138591) This amends commit bf8bbe9 by restricting `echo_char` in `getpass.getpass` to single printable ASCII characters as it would be uncommon to use long strings or multi-byte characters for keyboard feedback. --------- (cherry picked from commit ab6893a) Co-authored-by: Benjamin Johnson <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Bénédikt Tran <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Brian Schubert <[email protected]>
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This amends commit bf8bbe9 by
restricting
echo_charingetpass.getpassto single printableASCII characters as it would be uncommon to use long strings or
multi-byte characters for keyboard feedback.
(cherry picked from commit ab6893a)
Co-authored-by: Benjamin Johnson [email protected]
Co-authored-by: Bénédikt Tran [email protected]
Co-authored-by: Brian Schubert [email protected]
getpass'secho_charshould be restricted to a single ASCII character #138514📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://cpython-previews--138988.org.readthedocs.build/