irods password obfuscation with python

irods_password_obfuscation.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# ######################################################
# irods password obfuscation on system without icommands
#
# Usage:
# 1. install irods python client with
# pip3 install python-irodsclient
# (see https://github.com/irods/python-irodsclient )
# 2. execute script
#
import irods.password_obfuscation as password_obfuscation
from getpass import getpass
import os


irods_a_file = os.path.expanduser('~/.irods/.irodsA')
with open(irods_a_file, "w") as fp:
    password = getpass()
    pw = password_obfuscation.encode(password)
    fp.write(pw)