jaraco/keyring

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Python library providing a simple API to access the operating system's native keyring service for safe password storage and retrieval. It supports macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Locker, Freedesktop Secret Service, and KDE KWallet backends, plus a bundled command-line utility.

Use cases

• store passwords securely from a python app
• access the system keychain from python
• save credentials without hardcoding them
• retrieve stored passwords on macos keychain
• use windows credential locker from a script
• manage secrets via a keyring command line tool

When to choose

• you need cross-platform credential storage using the OS-native keyring
• you want to avoid storing passwords in plaintext config files
• you need a simple set_password/get_password API in Python

When to avoid

• you need cross-machine or cloud-synced secret management
• you need a full secrets manager with rotation and auditing
• your environment has no keyring backend available (e.g. headless servers without a secret service)

Facets

library · maturity stable

security cryptography cli security developer-tools cross-platform python windows cli password-storage keyring credentials system-keychain secrets macos linux

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