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parse-passwd.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
file = "/etc/passwd"
file_object = open(file, 'r')
shell = {}
for line in file_object:
line = line.strip()
fields = line.split(":")
shell[fields[0]] = fields[-1]
file_object.close()
for user in shell.keys():
print("{0:11} => {1}".format(user, shell[user]))
@mweinelt

mweinelt commented Jul 19, 2019

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Hey, there are modules for that kind of thing.

See pwd, grp and spwd.

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jreisinger commented Jul 19, 2019

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Thanks. I was just playing around.

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