twisted.python.fakepwd

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twisted.python.fakepwd provides a fake implementation of the pwd API.
Class ​Shadow​Database ShadowDatabase holds a shadow user database in memory and makes it available via the same API as spwd.
Class ​User​Database UserDatabase holds a traditional POSIX user data in memory and makes it available via the same API as pwd.
Class _​Shadow​Record _ShadowRecord holds the shadow user data for a single user in ShadowDatabase. It corresponds to spwd.struct_spwd. See that class for attribute documentation.
Class _​User​Record _UserRecord holds the user data for a single user in UserDatabase. It corresponds to the passwd structure from the pwd module. See that module for attribute documentation.