grp module in Python - GeeksforGeeks

02 Aug, 2019
grp module in Python provides access to the Unix group database. Each entry of Unix group database is reported as a tuple-like object whose attributes are similar as the members of group structure defined in <grp.h> header.
Following are the attributes of the tuple-like object which represents the entries stored in Unix group database:
Note: grp module is UNIX specific service. So, all methods of this module is available on UNIX versions only.
grp.getgrnam() in Python defines following methods:
grp.getgrgid() method
grp.getgrnam() method
grp.getgrall() method
grp.getgrgid() method in Python is used to get the entry stored in the UNIX group database for the specified group id. KeyError exception is raised if the specified group id is invalid or the entry associated with it can not be found.
Syntax: grp.getgrgid(gid)
Parameter:gid: An integer value representing the group id for which group database entry is required.
Return type: This method returns a tuple-like object of class ‘grp.struct_group’ which represents the group database entry associated with the specified group id (gid).
Code: Use of grp.getgrgid() method
# Python program to explain grp.getgrgid() method    # importing grp module import grp  # Group idgid = 1000  # Get the group # database entry for the# specified group id# using grp.getgrgid() methodentry = grp.getgrgid(gid)  # Print the retrieved entryprint("Group database entry for group id % s:" % gid)print(entry)  # Group idgid = 0  # Get the group # database entry for the# specified group id# using grp.getgrgid() methodentry = grp.getgrgid(gid)  # Print the retrieved entryprint("\nGroup database entry for group id % s:" % gid)print(entry)
Group database entry for group id 1000:grp.struct_group(gr_name=’ihritik’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=1000, gr_mem=[])
Group database entry for group id 0:grp.struct_group(gr_name=’root’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=0, gr_mem=[])
grp.getgrnam() method in Python is used to get the entry stored in UNIX group database for the specified group name. KeyError exception is raised if the specified group name is invalid or the entry associated with it can not be found.
Syntax: grp.getgrnam(name)
Parameter:name: A string value representing the group name for which group database entry is required.
Return type: This method returns a tuple-like object of class ‘grp.struct_group’ which represents the group database entry associated with the specified group name.
Code: Use of grp.getgrnam() method
# Python program to explain grp.getgrnam() method    # importing grp module import grp  # Group namename = "ihritik"    # Get the group # database entry for the# specified group name# using grp.getgrnam() methodentry = grp.getgrnam(name)  # Print the retrieved entryprint("Group database entry for the group name '%s':" %name)print(entry)    # Group namename = "root"    # Get the group # database entry for the# specified group name# using grp.getgrnam() methodentry = grp.getgrnam(name)  # Print the retrieved entryprint("\nGroup database entry for the group name '% s':" % name)print(entry)
Group database entry for the group name ‘ihritik’:grp.struct_group(gr_name=’ihritik’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=1000, gr_mem=[])
Group database entry for the group name ‘root’:grp.struct_group(gr_name=’root’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=0, gr_mem=[])
grp.getgrall() method in Python is used to get the all available entry stored in UNIX group database.
Syntax: grp.getgrall()
Parameter: No parameter is required.
Return type: This method returns a list of tuple-like object of class ‘grp.struct_group’ whose elements represent group database entries.
Code: Use of grp.getgrall() method
# Python program to explain grp.getgrall() method    # importing grp module import grp    # Get the all available group # database entries# using grp.getgrall() methodentries = grp.getgrall()  # Print the retrieved entryprint("Group database entries:")  for row in entries:    print(row)
Group database entries:grp.struct_group(gr_name=’root’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=0, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’daemon’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=1, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’bin’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=2, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’sys’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=3, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’adm’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=4, gr_mem=[‘syslog’, ‘ihritik’])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’tty’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=5, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’disk’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=6, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’lp’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=7, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’mail’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=8, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’news’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=9, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’uucp’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=10, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’man’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=12, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’proxy’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=13, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’kmem’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=15, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’dialout’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=20, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’fax’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=21, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’voice’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=22, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’cdrom’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=24, gr_mem=[‘ihritik’])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’floppy’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=25, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’tape’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=26, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’sudo’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=27, gr_mem=[‘ihritik’])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’audio’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=29, gr_mem=[‘pulse’])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’dip’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=30, gr_mem=[‘ihritik’])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’www-data’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=33, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’backup’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=34, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’operator’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=37, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’list’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=38, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’irc’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=39, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’src’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=40, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’gnats’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=41, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’shadow’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=42, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’utmp’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=43, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’video’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=44, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’sasl’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=45, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’plugdev’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=46, gr_mem=[‘ihritik’])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’staff’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=50, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’games’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=60, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’users’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=100, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’nogroup’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=65534, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’systemd-journal’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=101, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’systemd-timesync’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=102, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’systemd-network’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=103, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’systemd-resolve’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=104, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’systemd-bus-proxy’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=105, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’input’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=106, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’crontab’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=107, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’syslog’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=108, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’messagebus’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=109, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’netdev’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=110, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’mlocate’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=111, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’ssl-cert’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=112, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’uuidd’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=113, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’rtkit’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=114, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’avahi-autoipd’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=115, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’bluetooth’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=116, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’ssh’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=117, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’lpadmin’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=118, gr_mem=[‘ihritik’])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’whoopsie’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=119, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’avahi’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=120, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’scanner’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=121, gr_mem=[‘saned’])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’saned’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=122, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’pulse’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=123, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’pulse-access’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=124, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’colord’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=125, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’geoclue’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=126, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’gdm’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=127, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’ihritik’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=1000, gr_mem=[])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’sambashare’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=128, gr_mem=[‘ihritik’])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’hadoop’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=1001, gr_mem=[‘master’])grp.struct_group(gr_name=’master’, gr_passwd=’x’, gr_gid=1002, gr_mem=[])
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