code: def get_svn_login(realm, username, may_save):
      
      import getpass
  
      print "svn requires a password for the user %s:" % username
      pwd = ''
      while not pwd.strip():
          pwd = getpass.getpass("--> ")
  
      return True, username, pwd, False
docs: provide svn with permissions. @TODO this will have to be updated to take
      into account automated releases etc.