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 =================================================================== RCS file: ./RCS/bid_monkey.py,v retrieving revision 1.1 diff -r1.1 ./bid_monkey.py 123c123 < if o in ("-p", "--password") : monkey.set_password(a) --- > # if o in ("-p", "--password") : monkey.set_password(a) 127a128,139 > > # 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)