Type text without displaying text

Question

I need something like raw_input, but without displaying the text you are typing. Also I tried getpass, but it still displays what I just typed.

Credo

You might want to look into using things like ncurses. – Stater

Related: Can i get console input without echo in python? – Untried

Answer 1

getpass work very well either in command prompt or in python script.

import getpass
x = getpass.getpass("Input something: ")
print x

Kristikristian

Answer 2

getpass() doesn't work in IDLE. Try it in command prompt or on the terminal.

Conceit

I need something that can do it within the script. So if getpass doesn't work in the IDLE, then I need something else – Credo

Why exactly is this necessary to take an input in the script, but not display it? getpass() works very well in every application I can think of, so what exactly are you using this for? – Metzgar