login requests password when the API says the username doesnt exist
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	jayvdb
	Nov 17 2014, 11:45 PM

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The API returns result 'NotExists', but pywikibot prompts for a password

DEBUG:pywiki.data.api:API response received from vikidia:en:
{"login":{"result":"NotExists"}}
ERROR: Login failed (NotExists).
ERROR:pywiki:Login failed (NotExists).
Password for user Jayvdb on vikidia:en (no characters will be shown):

Version: core-(2.0)
Severity: major
See Also:
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73539

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Reference: bz73533

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• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Needs Triage.Nov 22 2014, 3:49 AM

• bzimport added a project: Pywikibot-login.py.

• bzimport set Reference to bz73533.

• bzimport added a subscriber: Unknown Object (????).

jayvdb created this task.Nov 17 2014, 11:45 PM

gerritadmin wrote:

Change 174035 had a related patch set uploaded by John Vandenberg:
Stop login retrying if username is invalid

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/174035

gerritadmin wrote:

Change 174035 merged by jenkins-bot:
Stop login retrying if username is invalid

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/174035

Aklapper added a project: Pywikibot.Nov 27 2014, 4:10 PM

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