random string in python

Question

I am trying to make a script that will generate a random string of text when i run it.

I have got far but im having a problem with formatting.

Here is the code im using

import random    
alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'

min = 5
max = 15

name = random.sample(alphabet,random.randint(min,max))

print name

And when ever i end up with this

['i', 'c', 'x', 'n', 'y', 'b', 'g', 'r', 'h', 'p', 'w', 'o']

I am trying to format so it is one line of string so for example

['i', 'c', 'x', 'n', 'y', 'b', 'g', 'r', 'h', 'p', 'w', 'o'] = icxnybgrhpwo

Note that the sample function always chooses a set of unique letters, so you'll run into a problem if max is greater than 26 (ValueError: sample larger than population). — Greg Hewgill
– Greg Hewgill, Commented Sep 23, 2011 at 5:22

NullUserException · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-23 05:11:17Z

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join() it:

>>> name = ['i', 'c', 'x', 'n', 'y', 'b', 'g', 'r', 'h', 'p', 'w', 'o']
>>> ''.join(name)
'icxnybgrhpwo'

answered Sep 23, 2011 at 5:11

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user705260 Over a year ago

Awesome it worked i put the variable in there i came up with ''.join(name)

elmysterio · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-23 18:31:29Z

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import string
import random

def create_random(length=8):
    """ Create a random string of {length} length """
    chars = string.letters + string.digits
    return ''.join(random.Random().sample(chars, length))

answered Sep 23, 2011 at 18:31

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Nicolas Paris · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-23 07:42:02Z

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An easy way to print an alphabet :

>>> import string
>>> string.ascii_lowercase
'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'

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answered Sep 23, 2011 at 7:42

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