getpass echos password

I have a little snippet of code shown below, which logs me into a web page. However, the password is retrieved "in the clear".
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import getpass

def waitText(text, time):
    while time > 0:
        match = findText(text)
        if match: return match
        time -= 1
    return null

myApp = App("chrome")
myApp.open()

type("l", Key.CTRL)
type("https://localhost:7443/gui\n")
type(Key.SPACE, Key.ALT)
type("x")

u = input('Userid: ')
p = getpass.getpass()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

When this runs, the console shows:

rfb@rfb:~/projects/sikuli$ java -jar act/act_demo_about_sikuli.jar
[error] Hot key conflicts
[error] HotkeyManager: addHotkey: failed
[log] ( Ctrl ) TYPE "l"
[log] TYPE "https://localhost:7443/gui#ENTER."
[log] ( Alt ) TYPE " "
[log] TYPE "x"
Password: password <--- This is not good

I'm trying to get that password from the user without echoing it.