##Author: ATC
##Please score this on activestate
import string, random
print "How many characters would you like the password to have?"
print "Must be nine or more"
length = input ()
password_len = length
password = []
for group in (string.ascii_letters, string.punctuation, string.digits):
password += random.sample(group, 3)
password += random.sample(
string.ascii_letters + string.punctuation + string.digits,
password_len - len(password))
random.shuffle(password)
password = ''.join(password)
print password
Diff to Previous Revision
--- revision 3 2011-10-12 15:01:05
+++ revision 4 2011-10-14 13:35:21
@@ -1,32 +1,26 @@
-## Author Alex Cruz
-## Remember to score me on ActiveState
+##Author: ATC
+##Please score this on activestate
+
import string, random
+print "How many characters would you like the password to have?"
+print "Must be nine or more"
+length = input ()
-def main():
- total = string.ascii_letters + string.punctuation + string.digits
- password = ''.join(random.sample(total, 30))
- while not approved(password):
- password = ''.join(random.sample(total, 30))
- print(password)
-def approved(password):
- group = select(password[0])
- for character in password[1:]:
- trial = select(character)
- if trial is group:
- return False
- group = trial
- return True
+password_len = length
-def select(character):
- for group in (string.ascii_uppercase,
- string.ascii_lowercase,
- string.punctuation,
- string.digits):
- if character in group:
- return group
- raise ValueError('Character was not found in any group!')
+password = []
-if __name__ == '__main__':
- main()
+for group in (string.ascii_letters, string.punctuation, string.digits):
+ password += random.sample(group, 3)
+
+password += random.sample(
+ string.ascii_letters + string.punctuation + string.digits,
+ password_len - len(password))
+
+random.shuffle(password)
+password = ''.join(password)
+
+
+print password
