mkpasswd in python

mkpasswd.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

# Generate a new SHA512 shadow password hash from a given password
# Based on https://github.com/antoncohen/mksha

import getpass
import sys

# To install this library, use one of these:
# pip install passlib
# easy_install passlib
from passlib.hash import sha512_crypt

if __name__ == "__main__":
  passwd = getpass.getpass('Password to hash: ')
  passwd_repeat = getpass.getpass('Repeat: ')
  if (passwd != passwd_repeat):
    print "Passwords don't match!"
    sys.exit(1)

  hash = sha512_crypt.encrypt(passwd)
  print hash