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Python: Random password generator
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| #!/usr/bin/env python | |
| import string | |
| import random | |
| def password_generator(size=8, chars=string.ascii_letters + string.digits): | |
| """ | |
| Returns a string of random characters, useful in generating temporary | |
| passwords for automated password resets. | |
| size: default=8; override to provide smaller/larger passwords | |
| chars: default=A-Za-z0-9; override to provide more/less diversity | |
| Credit: Ignacio Vasquez-Abrams | |
| Source: http://stackoverflow.com/a/2257449 | |
| """ | |
| return ''.join(random.choice(chars) for i in range(size)) | |
| def multi_string_ran(size=8, num=3): | |
| """ | |
| Make sure that you create multiple strings but not repeated | |
| I know this is one in million and trillion but that odd bug me | |
| Thank you | |
| """ | |
| results = [] | |
| counter = 0 | |
| while counter < num: | |
| ran_str = password_generator(size) | |
| if ran_str not in results: | |
| results.append(ran_str) | |
| counter += 1 | |
| else: | |
| continue | |
| return results |
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