random-password-generator

What it is and what it does

This is a lightweight, dependency-free password generator that creates random passwords with configurable constraints. You instantiate a PasswordGenerator object, optionally set properties like minimum length (default 6), maximum length (default 16), character composition requirements (uppercase, lowercase, numbers, special characters), and exclusion rules, then call generate() to produce a password. It also supports generating passwords from a custom character set or ensuring no duplicate characters. The library is marked Production/Stable, though development has been dormant since 2021-07-12.

The package is straightforward for basic password generation tasks in scripts, CLI tools, or applications that need to create credentials programmatically. It has no external dependencies, making it trivial to integrate. However, because maintenance is inactive, you should verify that its randomness approach meets your security requirements before using it in contexts where credential strength is critical.

Use it for:

• Generate default random passwords in CLI tools or admin scripts without adding external dependencies.
• Create passwords with specific character composition rules (e.g., minimum uppercase, lowercase, numbers, special characters).
• Exclude certain characters from generated passwords to avoid ambiguous or problematic symbols.
• Generate non-duplicate-character passwords for systems requiring character variety.
• Build a custom password from a given character set with a specified length.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Generates random passwords with configurable length, character composition, and exclusion rules, with no external dependencies.

Yes, if you need lightweight, zero-dependency password generation for non-critical use cases. The permissive MIT license and low install friction make it easy to adopt. However, the dormant maintenance status (last release 2021-07-12) means no active support or security updates; verify that its randomness approach aligns with your security requirements before using it in production systems.

Install

random-password-generator on PyPI

pip install random-password-generator

uv add random-password-generator

poetry add random-password-generator

Installing random-password-generator

Before you install

Low friction: pure Python wheel with zero runtime dependencies. Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2021-07-12 and last commit 2024-01-29—so expect no active bug fixes or feature updates, though marked Production/Stable.

License in practice

MIT license (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial or private projects with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart

pip install random-password-generator

from random_password_generator import PasswordGenerator

pwo = PasswordGenerator()
pwo.generate()

Verify before relying

• Whether the package uses the secrets module for cryptographic randomness on Python 3.6+ as claimed in the changelog.
• Current compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.7, given classifiers list only up to 3.7 but no explicit requires_python constraint.
• Whether the randomness approach meets security requirements for production credential generation.

Package facts

Evidence: random_password_generator-2.2.0-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: random, password, generator, different, lengths

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