This allows you to store your ebay password in ~/.bidmonkeyrc (chmod'ed 700 of course) rather than have it visible to 'ps'. This diff is against v2.1 and as I am no python expert, I give no guarantee as to whether it works.
[x bid_monkey_v2]$ rcsdiff ./bid_monkey.py
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RCS file: ./RCS/bid_monkey.py,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -r1.1 ./bid_monkey.py
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< if o in ("-p", "--password") : monkey.set_password(a)
---
> # if o in ("-p", "--password") : monkey.set_password(a)
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>
> # added by JP - get my password form ~/.bidmonkeyrc if possible
> rcfile = os.environ['HOME'] + '/.bidmonkeyrc'
> try:
> input = open(rcfile, 'r')
> except IOError:
> for o, a in opts:
> if o in ("-p", "--password") : monkey.set_password(a)
> else:
> ebaypass = input.readline()
> input.close
> monkey.set_password(ebaypass)