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Zsolt Szakal
Zsolt Szakal

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Simplest Python Random Password - with only 6 lines of code

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The most simple way to generate a random password in Python.

  1. import string
  2. import random
  3. with string create possible charachters
  4. with random generate a random number
  5. create password
  6. print password to the console 
import string
import random

password_chars = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + string.punctuation
length = random.randint(12, 15)

password = "".join([random.choice(password_chars) for _ in range(length)])

print(password)
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Or a single line password generator below:

import string
import random

print("".join([random.choice(string.ascii_letters + string.digits + string.punctuation) for _ in range(random.randint(12, 15))]))
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Jon Randy 🎖️ • 
"".join(random.choices(string.ascii_letters + string.digits + string.punctuation, k=random.randint(12, 15)))
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Matt Hamilton •

This is what I love about stumbling upon random stuff like this. I've been a Python developer for two decades, and yet had no idea that random.choices (the plural) existed. Looks like it came in 3.6. Thanks!

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