Allow getpass.getuser() to fail (#687)

* Allow getpass.getuser() to fail Fixes #587 * add changelog entry Co-authored-by: Richard Schwab <gitrichardschwab-7a2qxq42kj@central-intelligence.agency>
aio-libs · Jan 23, 2022 · 72a8432 · 72a8432
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diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ To be included in 1.0.0 (unreleased)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 * Don't send sys.argv[0] as program_name to MySQL server by default #620
+* Allow running process as anonymous uid #587
 
 
 0.0.22 (2021-11-14)

diff --git a/aiomysql/connection.py b/aiomysql/connection.py
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@
 from .utils import _ConnectionContextManager, _ContextManager
 from .log import logger
 
-DEFAULT_USER = getpass.getuser()
+try:
+    DEFAULT_USER = getpass.getuser()
+except KeyError:
+    DEFAULT_USER = "unknown"
 
 
 def connect(host="localhost", user=None, password="",