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Generate Random Passwords in Python

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Language: Python

What: Generate secure random passwords in Python using the <code>secrets</code> module for cryptographically secure random generation. Perfect for security-sensitive applications.

Try it: Use our interactive Passwords generator or integrate this code into your Python application.

Generate secure random passwords in Python using the secrets module for cryptographically secure random generation. Perfect for security-sensitive applications. Looking for other languages? Check our code examples in PHP , JavaScript , Java , C# , C++ , Ruby and Go or use our interactive web generator.

Python Code Example

import secrets
import string

def generate_password(length=16, include_special=True):
    lowercase = string.ascii_lowercase
    uppercase = string.ascii_uppercase
    numbers = string.digits
    special = '!@#$%^&*()-_=+[]{}|;:,.<>?'

    chars = lowercase + uppercase + numbers
    if include_special:
        chars += special

    password = ''.join(secrets.choice(chars) for _ in range(length))
    return password

# Generate a 16-character password with special characters
password = generate_password(16, True)
print(password)  # Example: aB3$xY7!mN2@pQ9&

# Generate a 12-character password without special characters
simple_password = generate_password(12, False)
print(simple_password)  # Example: aB3xY7mN2pQ9

[EXPLANATION]

The secrets module is specifically designed for generating cryptographically strong random data suitable for security purposes. secrets.choice() securely selects random characters from the character set.