#!/usr/bin/env python """ get_password function that displays asterisks instead of the actual characters. With the addition of a ControlT shortcut to hide/show the input. """ from prompt_toolkit import prompt from prompt_toolkit.filters import Condition from prompt_toolkit.key_binding import KeyBindings def main(): hidden = [True] # Nonlocal bindings = KeyBindings() @bindings.add("c-t") def _(event): "When ControlT has been pressed, toggle visibility." hidden[0] = not hidden[0] print("Type Control-T to toggle password visible.") password = prompt( "Password: ", is_password=Condition(lambda: hidden[0]), key_bindings=bindings ) print("You said: %s" % password) if __name__ == "__main__": main()