getting password and switching between debug mode and productive mode

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash
# getdatafromemail.py read password by password = sys.stdin.read()

if [ -z "$1" ] || [ "productive" != "$1" ]; then
    # run by "run.getdatafromemail.sh" or "run.getdatafromemail.sh whatever_except_productive"
    password=PASSWORD
    echo "----debugging mode----"
    if [ $password = "PASSWORD" ]; then
        echo "entr password to receive email"
        read -s password
    else
        echo $password | python3 getdatafromemail.py
    fi

else
    # run by "run.getdatafromemail.sh productive"
    echo "----productive mode----"
    echo "entr password to receive email"
    read -s password
    echo $password | nohup python3 getdatafromemail.py > /tmp/log.getdatafromemail.txt 2>&1 &
fi