How can I set a users password in linux from a python script?

Question

I\'m trying to automate the setup of SFTP access. This script is running as a user with sudo permissions and no password.

I can create a user like so:

Answer 1

Try below code which will do as you required automation

from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, check_call  
check_call(['useradd', 'test'])   
proc=Popen(['passwd', 'test'],stdin=PIPE,stdout=PIPE,stderr=PIPE)  
proc.stdin.write('password\n')  
proc.stdin.write('password')  
proc.stdin.flush()  
stdout,stderr = proc.communicate()  
print stdout  
print stderr

print statements are optional.