htpasswd 2.0

# htpasswd

## Description htpasswd is a library for working with htpasswd user (only basic authorization) and group files.

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## Dependencies - Python 2.6 or 2.7 - [orderedmultidict](http://pypi.python.org/pypi/orderedmultidict/0.7) >= 0.7 - [nose](http://pypi.python.org/pypi/nose/) >= 1.1.2 (for tests)

## Sample usage

import htpasswd

with htpasswd.Basic(“/path/to/user.db”) as userdb:

try:

userdb.add(“bob”, “password”)

except htpasswd.basic.UserExists, e:

print e

try:

userdb.change_password(“alice”, “newpassword”)

except htpasswd.basic.UserNotExists, e:

print e

with htpasswd.Group(“/path/to/group.db”) as groupdb:

try:

groupdb.add_user(“bob”, “admins”)

except htpasswd.group.UserAlreadyInAGroup, e:

print e

try:

groupdb.delete_user(“alice”, “managers”)

except htpasswd.group.UserNotInAGroup, e:

print e

## Provided methods

### Basic - __contains__(user) - users - add(user, password) - delete(user) - change_password(user, password) - _crypt_password(password)

### Group - __contains__(group) - groups - is_user_in(user, group) - add_user(user, group) - delete_user(user, group)

## Exceptions

### HtException

That’s a general exception from which others are inherited.

### UserExists Raised by Basic.add if user already exists.

### UserNotExists Raised by Basic.delete and Basic.change_password if there is no such user.

### GroupNotExists Raised by Group.delete_user if there is no such group.

### UserAlreadyInAGroup Raised by Group.add_user if user is already in a group.

### UserNotInAGroup Raised by Group.delete_user if user isn’t in a group.