Creating an alpha-numeric string in python is easy, but having a quick function you can call or import as a module is better!<\/p>\n
This is very useful for things like password generators.<\/p>\n
To see how to do this in Perl, check out this post: …howto-create-a-random-alpha-numeric-string-in-perl<\/a><\/p>\n To see how to do this in PHP, check out this post: …howto-create-a-random-alpha-numeric-string-in-php<\/a><\/p>\n To call it, just set a variable equal to the return value. You can optionally pass a length to get a longer or shorter string.<\/p>\n Example:<\/p>\n This code sample: Will print something like this: Did you find this post useful or have questions or comments? Please let me know!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Creating an alpha-numeric string in python is easy, but having a quick function you can call or import as a module is better! This is very useful for things like password generators. To see how to do this in Perl, … Continue reading
\ndef makeID(makeIDchars=6):
\n import random, string
\n def join(a,b): return a+b[int(random.randrange(len(b)))]
\n makeIDpool = string.letters[0:52] + string.digits
\n x=''
\n return ''.join(map((lambda y: join(x, makeIDpool)), range(makeIDchars)))
\n<\/code><\/p>\n
\n
\nprint makeID()
\nprint makeID(10)
\nprint makeID(20)
\nprint makeID(1)
\n<\/code><\/p>\n
\noaCCyB
\nRodUs56H7Z
\nbGdwsBkVMt27NvGAZTwM
\nB<\/code><\/p>\n