46 lines
809 B
Python
Executable file
46 lines
809 B
Python
Executable file
#!/usr/bin/env python
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Module to generate a random string
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Attributes:
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LENGTH (int): Defaults to a length of 16
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"""
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import argparse
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import base64
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import os
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import sys
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LENGTH = 16
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def generate(length: int) -> str:
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"""
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Simple function to call OpenSSL
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Args:
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length (int): length of string to return
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"""
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return base64.encodebytes(os.urandom(256)).decode()[:length]
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if __name__ == '__main__':
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def main() -> int:
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"""
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Main function to call
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"""
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parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
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parser.add_argument(
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'-n',
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dest='length',
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default=LENGTH,
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type=int,
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)
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args = parser.parse_args()
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sys.stdout.write(generate(args.length))
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return 0
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sys.exit(main())
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