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Generate a SHA512 Password Hash using Python3's Password Prompt and Crypt Library.
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mkpypasswd.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# This will not work on Windows because Windows naturally lacks the encryption
# and security libraries that GNU/Linux does. Ie. does not natively have
# OpenSSL installed and its development libraries.
#
import getpass
import crypt
print("Please input your password:")
password_string = getpass.getpass()
print(crypt.crypt(password_string, crypt.mksalt(crypt.METHOD_SHA512)))
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