# File lib/addressable/uri.rb, line 898
    def password=(new_password)
      if new_password && !new_password.respond_to?(:to_str)
        raise TypeError, "Can't convert #{new_password.class} into String."
      end
      @password = new_password ? new_password.to_str : nil

      # You can't have a nil user with a non-nil password
      @password ||= nil
      @user ||= nil
      if @password != nil
        @user = EMPTY_STR if @user.nil?
      end

      # Reset dependant values
      @userinfo = nil
      @normalized_userinfo = nil
      @authority = nil
      @normalized_password = nil
      @uri_string = nil
      @hash = nil

      # Ensure we haven't created an invalid URI
      validate()
    end