secretstorage_dbus_create_and_search_items_quickstart.py

1import secretstorage
2
3# Connect to the Secret Service
4connection = secretstorage.dbus_init()
5
6# Get the default collection (usually 'login')
7collection = secretstorage.get_default_collection(connection)
8
9# Unlock the collection if it is locked
10if collection.is_locked():
11    collection.unlock()
12
13# Create a new item
14# The first argument is the label, the second is the attributes (dictionary), 
15# and the third is the secret itself (bytes).
16label = 'My Password'
17attributes = {'application': 'my-app'}
18secret = b'pa$$w0rd'
19item = collection.create_item(label, attributes, secret)
20
21# Search for the item
22search_results = collection.search_items({'application': 'my-app'})
23for item in search_results:
24    print('Found item:', item.get_label())
25    print('Secret:', item.get_secret().decode('utf-8'))