diff --git a/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.cpp b/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.cpp
index 9203330ec..f71389e2d 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "PythonHelper.h"
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
 #include "utils/CalamaresUtilsSystem.h"
+#include "utils/CalamaresUtils.h"
 
 #include <QDir>
 
@@ -190,4 +191,11 @@ PythonJobInterface::setprogress( qreal progress )
         m_parent->emitProgress( progress );
 }
 
+
+std::string
+obscure( const std::string& string )
+{
+    return CalamaresUtils::obscure( QString::fromStdString( string ) ).toStdString();
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.h b/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.h
index c3649ab29..8464db79d 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ std::string check_target_env_output( const boost::python::list& args,
                                  const std::string& stdin = std::string(),
                                  int timeout = 0 );
 
+std::string obscure( const std::string& string );
 
 inline int _handle_check_target_env_call_error( int ec, const QString& cmd );