Generate a password

Build a pool of characters with the string module, then pick from it secrets.choice times in a row.

Key points

string.ascii_letters, string.digits, string.punctuation
"".join() glues characters together
Default length: 16

import secrets, string

def make_password(length=16):
    pool = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + "!@#$%^&*-_"
    return "".join(secrets.choice(pool) for _ in range(length))

print(make_password())

Your turn

Add make_password() and let the user choose the length.

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Quiz · +10 XP

Generate a password

Key points

What does "".join(["a", "b", "c"]) return?