title: Why isn't there a pwd python module for windows
body: <p>A bunch of different software tools all use the Unix-specific <a href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/pwd.html" rel="nofollow">pwd module</a> and so are not runnable on Windows. The module only has a few functions associated with the user and the password file. </p>
  
  <p>From first look it seems it would be something that could be duplicated on a Windows machine. As I can't find one I assume that there must be a show stopper.</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone know what the technical challenge is in creating a Windows version of pwd module?</p>