Jennifer Kaiser 2023
www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferkaiser-tech
www.github.com/jenniferkaiser21
- Python (Version 3.9.12)
- random
- VSCode
- Git
https://github.com/jenniferKaiser21/Random-Password-Generator
This project generates strong passwords based on user parameters input currently through the terminal. It uses the random library to randomly assign user-requested characters, such as lower case English alphabet characters, upper case English alphabet characters, digits (0-9), and special characters (!, @, #, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ), -, _, +, =, {, }, [, ], |, :, ;, ., ?, /, etc).
Once running, the program asks for the number of passwords the user wishes to generate. This number is checked in a try/except block to ensure it is a non-negative number greater than 0.
Next, the program asks the user for the desired password length. It suggests that at least 12 characters is recommended for a strong password. Again, this number is checked in a try/except block to ensure it is non-negative, and greater than 0.
Lastly, the program asks the user how many characters they wish to be from the English alphabet (non-numeric and special characters). In a try/except block, it checks to ensure that the value is less than or equal to the user desired length of the password, and that the value is greater than 0.
Using random.randint, the program then goes through a series of loops to randomly generate the appropriate number of characters in each of the four categories (lower case alpha, upper case alpha, digit, and symbol), appends them to a temporary list, and shuffles the list before adding a resulting generated password (as a string) to a result list.
The program completes by printing the list of generated passwords, with a self-incrementing password number pre-pending the password.
In the future, I would like to expand this project into a working website, with the use of either Flask or Django. I would also like to add additional features, such as a toggle for turning on and off special characters in the resulting generated passwords.