How to create a password entry field using Tkinter

Question

I am trying to code a login window using Tkinter but I\'m not able to hide the password text in asterisk format. This means the password entry is plain text, which has to be

Answer 1

Here's a small, extremely simple demo app hiding and fetching the password using Tkinter.

#Python 3.4 (For 2.7 change tkinter to Tkinter)

from tkinter import * 

def show():
    p = password.get() #get password from entry
    print(p)


app = Tk()   
password = StringVar() #Password variable
passEntry = Entry(app, textvariable=password, show='*').pack() 
submit = Button(app, text='Show Console',command=show).pack()      
app.mainloop() 

Hope that helps!