---
id: keyring
version: "25.7.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# keyring — Store and access your passwords safely.

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install keyring
uv add keyring
poetry add keyring

## Description

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## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Keyring provides safe, system-level password storage and retrieval for Python applications, integrating with native credential managers on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Verdict: Keyring is a mature, actively maintained library (Production/Stable since 2009) with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive MIT licensing. It is suitable for any application needing secure credential storage across platforms, though Linux users should be aware of optional dbus-python compilation overhead.

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