import getpass getpass.getuser () depending on how fussy you want to be...
On August 25, 2017 6:13:12 PM MDT, boB Stepp <robertvst...@gmail.com> wrote: >SunOS 5.10, Python 2.4/2.6 > >I ask forgiveness in advance as I cannot copy and paste into an email >what I am doing on this system. So I will have to manually type >things, introducing the usual possibility of typos. > >My objective: Determine who the currently logged in user is and >determine if that user is in my list of users that I have authorized >to use my programs. > >I tried in the interpreter: > >================================================================================================= >py2> cmd = ['who', '-m'] >py2> import subprocess as sp >py2> p = sp.Popen(cmd, stdin=sp.PIPE, stdout=sp.PIPE, stderr=sp.PIPE) >py2> out, err = p.communicate() >py2> out >'' >py2> err >"Must be attached to terminal for 'am I' option\n" >py2> p = sp.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdin=sp.PIPE, stdout=sp.PIPE, >stderr=sp.PIPE) >py2> out, err = p.communicate() >py2> out >'rstepp ...' followed by all the other currently logged in users as if >I had just typed 'who' in the terminal. >================================================================================================= > >What am I doing wrong? Why cannot I get the '-m' to be used? And is >there an easier way to accomplish my objective? > >If I cannot work this out, then I will be forced to do: > >py2> import os >py2> current_usr = os.popen('who -m') > >This should not be a security issue for me as no user input is >involved. But I would rather use the subprocess module. > >TIA! > >-- >boB >_______________________________________________ >Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor