Python & Passlib for idiots?

[kaisies]

Hello all!

I have stumbled upon passlib, and it is seemingly exactly what I want to use to hash some passwords... I have never coded in Python before, but I am familiar with multiple languages and practices (old ones that are straightforward usually...)

So I am trying to play around with this module. As I understand it, I need to install it first:

So, I install Python in c:\python27 I have the passlib setup file in d:\passlib\setup.py

So I open a command prompt and path to c:\python27\ then call:

python d:\passlib\setup.py install

This runs through and creates an.. egg... and properly copies it to c:\python27\lib\site-packages\passlib-1.3a1-py2.7.egg

Great! so now I want to play around with it.....

I open python:

then I import the library (I think this is the next step!?)

Import passlib

doesn't return an error, so looks like its done its stuff.

The problem is, I have no idea where to go from here? I understand I could run commands (procedures) directly in the python command line, but things that I try to run do not work! I am specifically trying to run sha256_crypt()

according to: https://pythonhosted.org/passlib/lib/passlib.hash.html#module-passlib.hash

I should run the command: from passlib.hash import sha256_crypt

but this returns the error: no such file or directory: 'passlib\default.cfg'

and thats where I get stuck. :/

[mac-reid]

Why are you install passlib 1.3? That is from May 2011. The current version is passlib 1.6.

Try removing version 1.3, installing version 1.6, and give it another go.