Python is a powerful language that allows programmers to perform various tasks using built-in libraries. A random string, for example, can be generated using the built-in libraries. Two libraries are imported for this:
import string
import random
Using this random
module, different random strings can be generated.
random.choice()
is used to generate strings in which characters may repeat, while random.sample()
is used for non-repeating characters.
Method | Description |
---|---|
string.ascii_uppercase |
Returns a string with uppercase characters |
string.ascii_lowercase |
Returns a string with lowercase characters |
string.ascii_letters |
Returns a string with both lowercase and uppercase characters |
string.digits |
Returns a string with numeric characters |
string.punctuation |
Returns a string with punctuation characters |
import random import string # printing lowercase letters = string.ascii_lowercase print ( ''.join(random.choice(letters) for i in range(10)) ) # printing uppercase letters = string.ascii_uppercase print ( ''.join(random.choice(letters) for i in range(10)) ) # printing letters letters = string.ascii_letters print ( ''.join(random.choice(letters) for i in range(10)) ) # printing digits letters = string.digits print ( ''.join(random.choice(letters) for i in range(10)) ) # printing punctuation letters = string.punctuation print ( ''.join(random.choice(letters) for i in range(10)) )
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