From 2162fcc51ae925c1497fbff729e6683ec3c48bd2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Miss Islington (bot)" <31488909+miss-islington@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2025 12:00:36 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [3.14] gh-138577: Mention Unix-specific limitations of `getpass.getpass(echo_char=...)` (GH-138677) (#138696) Co-authored-by: yagggi --- Doc/library/getpass.rst | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/Doc/library/getpass.rst b/Doc/library/getpass.rst index 0fb0fc88683c..af9c9e9f39d9 100644 --- a/Doc/library/getpass.rst +++ b/Doc/library/getpass.rst @@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ The :mod:`getpass` module provides two functions: If you call getpass from within IDLE, the input may be done in the terminal you launched IDLE from rather than the idle window itself. + .. note:: + On Unix systems, when *echo_char* is set, the terminal will be + configured to operate in + :manpage:`noncanonical mode `. + In particular, this means that line editing shortcuts such as + :kbd:`Ctrl+U` will not work and may insert unexpected characters into + the input. + .. versionchanged:: 3.14 Added the *echo_char* parameter for keyboard feedback. -- 2.47.3