htpasswd is a library for working with htpasswd user (only basic authorization) and group files.

• Python 2.6 or 2.7
• orderedmultidict >= 0.7
• nose >= 1.1.2 (for tests)

import htpasswd

with htpasswd.Basic("/path/to/user.db") as userdb:
    try:
        userdb.add("bob", "password")
    except htpasswd.basic.UserExists, e:
        print e
    try:
        userdb.change_password("alice", "newpassword")
    except htpasswd.basic.UserNotExists, e:
        print e

with htpasswd.Group("/path/to/group.db") as groupdb:
    try:
        groupdb.add_user("bob", "admins")
    except htpasswd.group.UserAlreadyInAGroup, e:
        print e
    try:
        groupdb.delete_user("alice", "managers")
    except htpasswd.group.UserNotInAGroup, e:
        print e

• __contains__(user)
• users
• add(user, password)
• delete(user)
• change_password(user, password)
• _crypt_password(password)

• __contains__(group)
• groups
• is_user_in(user, group)
• add_user(user, group)
• delete_user(user, group)

That's a general exception from which others are inherited.

Raised by Basic.add if user already exists.

Raised by Basic.delete and Basic.change_password if there is no such user.

Raised by Group.delete_user if there is no such group.

Raised by Group.add_user if user is already in a group.

Raised by Group.delete_user if user isn't in a group.