import pickle
import hashlib

class User(object):
    def __init__(self, fname, lname, dob, gender):
        self.firstname = fname
        self.lastname = lname
        self._dob = dob
        self.gender = gender
        self.type = 'General'
        self._username = ''
        self._hashkey = ''

    def Report(self):
        print("Full Name: {0} {1}
Date of Birth: {2}
Gender: {3}
Access Level: {4}".format(self.firstname,self.lastname, self._dob, self.gender, self.type))
        print(self._username)

    def Genusername(self):
        self._username = str(str(self._dob)[:2] + self.firstname[:2] + self.lastname[:2])
        saveUsers(users)

    def Genhashkey(self, password):
        encoded = password.encode('utf-8','strict')
        return hashlib.sha256(encoded).hexdigest()

    def Verifypassword(self, password):
        if self._hashkey == self.Genhashkey(password):
            return True
        else:
            return False

class SAdmin(User):
    def __init__(self, fname, lname, dob, gender):
        super().__init__(fname, lname, dob, gender)
        self.type = 'Stock Admin'

class Manager(User):
    def __init__(self, fname, lname, dob, gender):
        super().__init__(fname, lname, dob, gender)
        self.type = 'Manager'

def saveUsers(users):
    with open('user_data.pkl', 'wb') as file:
        pickle.dump(users, file, -1) # PICKLE HIGHEST LEVEL PROTOCOL

def loadUsers(users):
    try:        
        with open('user_data.pkl', 'rb') as file:
            temp = pickle.load(file)
            for item in temp:
                users.append(item)
    except IOError:
        saveUsers([])

def userReport(users):
    for user in users:
        print(user.firstname, user.lastname)

def addUser(users):
    fname = input('What is your First Name?
 > ')
    lname = input('What is your Last Name?
 > ')
    dob = int(input('Please enter your date of birth in the following format, example 12211996
> '))
    gender = input("What is your gender? 'M' or 'F'
 >")
    level = input("Enter the access level given to this user 'G', 'A', 'M'
 >")
    password = input("Enter a password:
 >")
    if level == 'G':
        usertype = User
    if level == 'A':
        usertype = SAdmin
    if level == 'M':
        usertype = Manager
    users.append(usertype(fname, lname, dob, gender))
    user = users[len(users)-1]
    user.Genusername()
    user._hashkey = user.Genhashkey(password)
    saveUsers(users)

def deleteUser(users):
    userReport(users)
    delete = input('Please type in the First Name of the user do you wish to delete:
 > ')
    for user in users:
        if user.firstname == delete:
            users.remove(user)
    saveUsers(users)

def changePass(users):
    userReport(users)
    change = input('Please type in the First Name of the user you wish to change the password for :
 > ')
    for user in users:
        if user.firstname == change:
            oldpass = input('Please type in your old password:
 > ')
            newpass = input('Please type in your new password:
 > ')
            if user.Verifypassword(oldpass):
                user._hashkey = user.Genhashkey(newpass)
                saveUsers(users)
            else:
                print('Your old password does not match!')

def verifyUser(username, password):
    for user in users:
        if user._username == username and user.Verifypassword(password):
            return True
        else:
            return False  

if __name__ == '__main__':
    users = []
    loadUsers(users)

from PyQt4 import QtGui, QtCore
import Settings

class loginWindow(QtGui.QDialog):    
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()        
        self.initUI()

    def initUI(self):
        self.lbl1 = QtGui.QLabel('Username')
        self.lbl2 = QtGui.QLabel('Password')
        self.username = QtGui.QLineEdit()
        self.password = QtGui.QLineEdit()

        self.okButton = QtGui.QPushButton("OK")
        self.okButton.clicked.connect(self.tryLogin)
        self.cancelButton = QtGui.QPushButton("Cancel")

        grid = QtGui.QGridLayout()
        grid.setSpacing(10)

        grid.addWidget(self.lbl1, 1, 0)
        grid.addWidget(self.username, 1, 1)
        grid.addWidget(self.lbl2, 2, 0)
        grid.addWidget(self.password, 2, 1)
        grid.addWidget(self.okButton, 3, 1)
        grid.addWidget(self.cancelButton, 3, 0)

        self.setLayout(grid)

        self.setGeometry(300, 300, 2950, 150)
        self.setWindowTitle('Login')
        self.show()

    def tryLogin(self):
        print(self.username.text(), self.password.text())
        if Settings.verifyUser(self.username.text(),self.password.text()):
            print('it Woks')
        else:
            QtGui.QMessageBox.warning(
                self, 'Error', 'Incorrect Username or Password')

class Window(QtGui.QMainWindow):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()        


if __name__ == '__main__':

    app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
    users = []
    Settings.loadUsers(users)
    if loginWindow().exec_() == QtGui.QDialog.Accepted:
        window = Window()
        window.show()
        sys.exit(app.exec_())

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File"C:\Users`Program\LoginGUI.py", line 53, in <module>
    Settings.loadUsers(users)
  File"C:\Users\Program\Settings.py", line 51, in loadUsers
    temp = pickle.load(file)
AttributeError: Can't get attribute 'Manager' on <module '__main__' (built-in)>

import pickle

class Foo(object):
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name

def main():
    foo = Foo('a')
    with open('test_data.pkl', 'wb') as f:
        pickle.dump([foo], f, -1)

if __name__=='__main__':
    main()

import pickle

import class_def

if __name__=='__main__':
    with open('test_data.pkl', 'rb') as f:
        users = pickle.load(f)

import pickle

import class_def
from class_def import Foo # Import Foo into main_module's namespace explicitly

if __name__=='__main__':
    with open('test_data.pkl', 'rb') as f:
        users = pickle.load(f)

import pickle

import class_def

if __name__=='__main__':
    class_def.main() # Objects are being pickled with main_module as the top-level
    with open('test_data.pkl', 'rb') as f:
        users = pickle.load(f)

import pickle

class CustomUnpickler(pickle.Unpickler):

    def find_class(self, module, name):
        if name == 'Manager':
            from settings import Manager
            return Manager
        return super().find_class(module, name)

pickle_data = CustomUnpickler(open('file_path.pkl', 'rb')).load()

from outside_module import DefinedClass1, DefinedClass2, DefinedClass3

with open('pickle_file.pkl', 'rb') as f:
    pickle_data = pickle.load(f)