Creating password using Python passlib
python
Solution
Installing passlib was denied so needed `sudo`'ing by running:
`sudo pip install passlib`
Credit to @Drewness, @wnnmaw and @cmd
Problem
I'm trying to use the following that another user posted as an answer to a different question: ``` >>> # import the hash algorithm >>> from passlib.hash import sha256_crypt >>> # generate new salt, and hash a password >>> hash = sha256_crypt.encrypt("toomanysecrets") >>> hash ``` But when I type `from passlib.hash import sha256_crypt` I get the following error: ``` Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> ImportError: No module named passlib.hash >>> ``` I have already done `pip install passlib`. Any ideas? Result of running: `pip install passlib`: ``` Downloading/unpacking passlib Downloading passlib-1.6.2.tar.gz (408kB): 408kB downloaded Running setup.py egg_info for package passlib Installing collected packages: passlib Running setup.py install for passlib error: could not create '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/passlib': Permission denied Complete output from command /usr/bin/python -c "import setuptools;__file__='/private/var/folders/2t/1yj5qss57xz8sb7p9wymtkdr0000gn/T/pip_build_<user>/passlib/setup.py';exec(compile(open(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" install --record /var/folders/2t/1yj5qss57xz8sb7p9wymtkdr0000gn/T/pip-epiHNK-record/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed: running install running build running build_py creating build creating build/lib creating build/lib/passlib copying passlib/__init__.py -> build/lib/passlib copying passlib/apache.py -> build/lib/passlib copying passlib/apps.py -> build/lib/passlib copying passlib/context.py -> build/lib/passlib copying passlib/exc.py -> build/lib/passlib copying passlib/hash.py -> build/lib/passlib copying passlib/hosts.py -> build/lib/passlib copying passlib/ifc.py -> build/lib/passlib copying passlib/registry.py -> build/lib/passlib copying passlib/win32.py -> build/lib/passlib creating build/lib/passlib/ext copying passlib/ext/__init__.py -> build/lib/passlib/ext creating build/lib/passlib/ext/django copying passlib/ext/django/__init__.py -> build/lib/passlib/ext/django copying passlib/ext/django/models.py -> build/lib/passlib/ext/django copying passlib/ext/django/utils.py -> build/lib/passlib/ext/django creating build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/__init__.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/bcrypt.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/cisco.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/des_crypt.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/digests.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/django.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/fshp.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/ldap_digests.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/md5_crypt.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/misc.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/mssql.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/mysql.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/oracle.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/pbkdf2.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/phpass.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/postgres.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/roundup.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/scram.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/sha1_crypt.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/sha2_crypt.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/sun_md5_crypt.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers copying passlib/handlers/windows.py -> build/lib/passlib/handlers creating build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/__init__.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/__main__.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/_test_bad_register.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/backports.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/test_apache.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/test_apps.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/test_context.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/test_context_deprecated.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/test_ext_django.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/test_handlers.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/test_handlers_bcrypt.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/test_handlers_django.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/test_hosts.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/test_registry.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/test_utils.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/test_utils_crypto.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/test_utils_handlers.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/test_win32.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/tox_support.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/utils.py -> build/lib/passlib/tests creating build/lib/passlib/utils copying passlib/utils/__init__.py -> build/lib/passlib/utils copying passlib/utils/compat.py -> build/lib/passlib/utils copying passlib/utils/des.py -> build/lib/passlib/utils copying passlib/utils/handlers.py -> build/lib/passlib/utils copying passlib/utils/md4.py -> build/lib/passlib/utils copying passlib/utils/pbkdf2.py -> build/lib/passlib/utils creating build/lib/passlib/utils/_blowfish copying passlib/utils/_blowfish/__init__.py -> build/lib/passlib/utils/_blowfish copying passlib/utils/_blowfish/_gen_files.py -> build/lib/passlib/utils/_blowfish copying passlib/utils/_blowfish/base.py -> build/lib/passlib/utils/_blowfish copying passlib/utils/_blowfish/unrolled.py -> build/lib/passlib/utils/_blowfish creating build/lib/passlib/_setup copying passlib/_setup/__init__.py -> build/lib/passlib/_setup copying passlib/_setup/docdist.py -> build/lib/passlib/_setup copying passlib/_setup/stamp.py -> build/lib/passlib/_setup copying passlib/tests/sample1.cfg -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/sample1b.cfg -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/sample1c.cfg -> build/lib/passlib/tests copying passlib/tests/sample_config_1s.cfg -> build/lib/passlib/tests running install_lib creating /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/passlib error: could not create '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/passlib': Permission denied ---------------------------------------- Cleaning up... Command /usr/bin/python -c "import setuptools;__file__='/private/var/folders/2t/1yj5qss57xz8sb7p9wymtkdr0000gn/T/pip_build_<user>/passlib/setup.py';exec(compile(open(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" install --record /var/folders/2t/1yj5qss57xz8sb7p9wymtkdr0000gn/T/pip-epiHNK-record/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed failed with error code 1 in /private/var/folders/2t/1yj5qss57xz8sb7p9wymtkdr0000gn/T/pip_build_<user>/passlib Storing complete log in /Users/<user>/Library/Logs/pip.log ```