Subprocess input shows password

Question

I'm using Python subprocess to run a command on a remote server:

p=subprocess.Popen('ssh [email protected] "sudo do_something"', shell=True)

When I type the password, it appears on the screen - as opposed to running this from the shell, where the password is hidden.

Is there a way to disable this input echo?

you may want to consult to this thread stackoverflow.com/questions/1787288/… — bpgergo
– bpgergo, Commented Mar 19, 2012 at 9:55
fabric might be useful to run a command on a remote server. — jfs
– jfs, Commented Mar 19, 2012 at 10:20

mawimawi · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-19 09:57:55Z

You might want to consider using pexpect if you have to type something that should be automated: http://www.noah.org/wiki/Pexpect This way you can ask your user in advance for the password (using the getpass module), and then let your script "type" the password virtually.

There are a couple of well written examples on the website mentioned above describing how to do what you need.

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