Keyrings-alt is a Python package that provides alternative backend implementations for the `keyring` library, enabling password storage solutions across various environments. It's currently at version 5.0.2 and maintains an active release cadence, often aligning with `keyring` library updates.
pip install keyrings-altVerified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.
This quickstart demonstrates how `keyrings-alt` integrates with the `keyring` library. Once `keyrings-alt` is installed, its alternative backends become available for `keyring` to discover and use automatically. The example shows setting and retrieving a password, and identifying the active keyring backend.
Upgrade to Python 3.8 or a later version, or use an older `keyrings-alt` version (e.g., `pip install 'keyrings-alt<4.0.0'`) if your project can't upgrade Python.
Ensure your `keyring` installation is version 24.0.0 or higher. If you have dependency conflicts, resolve them by updating other packages or pinning `keyring` to a compatible version.
For most use cases, simply `import keyring` and use its functions. `keyrings-alt` is a dependency that provides the backend implementations for `keyring` to discover.
Understand the security model of the specific keyring backend being used. Avoid using less secure backends (like `FileKeyring` for sensitive data) in production environments unless explicitly required and mitigated.