pywin32_ctypes_windows_credential_manager_quickstart.py

1import win32ctypes.pywin32.win32cred as win32cred
2
3# Example: Using the pywin32-style API provided by pywin32-ctypes
4# to interact with the Windows Credential Manager.
5
6def quickstart_example():
7    target_name = "MyExampleTarget"
8    
9    try:
10        # Attempt to read a credential
11        cred = win32cred.CredRead(target_name, win32cred.CRED_TYPE_GENERIC)
12        print(f"Found credential for {target_name}: {cred['UserName']}")
13    except Exception as e:
14        print(f"Could not read credential: {e}")
15
16if __name__ == "__main__":
17    quickstart_example()