Random characters
Let’s create a program to choose a random character for your password.
- Open the blank Python template Trinket: jumpto.cc/python-new.
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Create a list of characters, stored in a variable called
chars
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To choose a random character, you’ll need to
import
therandom
module. -
Now you can choose a random character from the list, and store it in a variable called
password
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Finally, you can print your (very short!) password to the screen.
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Test your project by clicking ‘run’. You should see a single random character on the screen.
If you run your program a few times, you should see different characters appear.
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A password isn’t very secure if it only contains letters. Add some numbers to your
chars
variable. - Test your code again a few times, and you should see that sometimes a number is chosen.