password anti-disclosure for python script

adduser.py

@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ import pexpect
 
 # Read variables of first and second given argument
 user = str(sys.argv[1])
-password = str(sys.argv[2])
+passwordfile = str(sys.argv[2])
+
+# Read content of passwordfile and put as variable "password"
+with open (passwordfile, "r") as myfile:
+    password=myfile.read().replace('\n', '')
 
 # Define function
 def _vadduser(user, password):

changepw.py

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ passwordfile = str(sys.argv[2])
 with open (passwordfile, "r") as myfile:
     password=myfile.read().replace('\n', '')
 
-
 # Define function
 def _vchangepw(user, password):
     changepw = pexpect.spawn(