which is a ConfigParser-formatted file with a section [distutils] containing username and password entries (both in clear text). Eg: [distutils] index-servers = pypi [pypi] username: fred password: sekrit Otherwise, to figure who the user is, we offer the user three choices: 1. use existing login, 2. register as a new user, or 3. set the password to a random string and email the user. Ú