Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: steam-acolyte
Version: 0.7.6
Summary: Lightweight user account switcher/login keeper for steam
Home-page: https://github.com/coldfix/steam-acolyte
Author: Thomas Gläßle
Author-email: thomas@coldfix.de
License: Unlicense
Description: Steam Acolyte
        =============
        
        Steam account switcher - lightweight program to switch between steam accounts
        without having to reenter password/2FA.
        
        |Screenshot|
        
        - works on **windows** and **linux**
        - one click to login the corresponding user
        - works on the first start using your existing login
        - waits in the background while steam is running
        - close steam and directly login another user via the tray menu
        - automatically shows a list of users previously logged in on this machine
          by reading steam config files
        - has buttons to delete saved logins and/or remove users from the list
        - never comes in contact with any of your passwords
        - includes a simple command line interface
        
        
        Installation
        ------------
        
        Install the latest version from PyPI::
        
            pip install --user steam-acolyte
        
        If you want this application to live independently from other python packages,
        I recommend using pipx_ rather than *pip*::
        
            pip install --user pipx
            pipx install steam-acolyte
        
        .. _pipx: https://pipxproject.github.io/pipx/
        
        **For windows**, an all-inclusive ``.exe`` file can be created using
        PyInstaller_ from the development files as follows::
        
            pip install -U pyinstaller
            pyinstaller steam-acolyte.spec
        
        This ``.exe`` can also be downloaded from the `github releases`_ page. Expect
        that on the first execution windows shows a warning dialog along the lines of
        "Windows Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting.
        Running this app might put your PC at risk". Click "More info" and then "Run
        anyway" to acknowledge the warning. This is normal because I didn't buy a code
        signing certificate.
        
        .. _pyinstaller: http://www.pyinstaller.org/
        .. _github releases: https://github.com/coldfix/steam-acolyte/releases
        
        
        Usage
        -----
        
        Simply run ``steam-acolyte`` instead of ``steam``.
        
        In order to switch users, exit steam via the "Exit" option, or use acolyte's
        tray menu.
        
        Optionally, modify your steam launchers to execute ``steam-acolyte``.
        
        
        How it works
        ------------
        
        *acolyte* works dead-simple by saving the login token for the last active
        steam account upon program start. When the user clicks on a particular account
        it simply restores the corresponding token and then starts steam. *acolyte*
        only stores login tokes, but never any passwords! This has the following
        implications:
        
        - the login token can be used to login without having to re-enter 2FA
          (whereas for password-based logins you would need to redo 2FA)
        - the login token can only be used for a single login
        - after a successful login, steam will create a fresh token which acolyte can
          save for the next cycle when steam exits or when acolyte is started the next
          time
        - it is no problem to start and exit steam several times without acolyte
          running (as long as you always sign on with the same account), because
          acolyte will always pick up the most recent login token when it starts
        - the token expires if unused for a several weeks
        - selecting "Change Account" from the steam menu or "Log Out User" in Big
          Picture mode UI invalidates the login and you will have to reenter your
          password for the logged out user
        
        
        .. |Screenshot| image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coldfix/steam-acolyte/master/screenshot.png
           :target:             https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coldfix/steam-acolyte/master/screenshot.png
           :alt:                Screenshot (usernames were changed)
        
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
Classifier: Environment :: Console
Classifier: Environment :: X11 Applications :: Qt
Classifier: Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop
Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
Classifier: Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: License :: Public Domain
Classifier: Topic :: Games/Entertainment
Requires-Python: >=3.5
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