Resolve pwd - ModuleNotFoundError on Windows
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The `pwd` module used to get the username for display is Unix specific. Therefore, on Windows when attempting to import `pwd` the error "ModuleNotFoundError: No module named `pwd`" comes up and the program terminates. Utilizing the `getpass` module will be portable.
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pwdmodule used to get the username for display is Unix specific. Therefore, on Windows when attempting to importpwdthe errorModuleNotFoundError: No module named pwdcomes up and the program terminates. Utilizing the getpass module is the portable solution.I have tested this implementation on Windows 10, Mac, and Debian.
Resolves #10