randomCharacters.py

# randomCharacters.py
# Program that generates random PLAINTEXT combinations of characters

import random
import string
import os

def main():
    print("\nCreates random combinations of characters based on user input.\n")


    # Get user input (amounts, symbols yes/no, min length, max length)
    combination_amount = int(input("How many combinations should be generated? "))
    c_symbol = str(input("Can punctuation and special characters be used (Y/N)? "))
    if c_symbol == "y" or c_symbol == "Y":
        c_symbol = string.punctuation
    else:
        c_symbol = ""
    c_min_char = int(input("Minimum number of characters? "))
    c_max_char = int(input("Maximum number of characters? "))
    if c_max_char < c_min_char:
        c_min_char, c_max_char = c_max_char, c_min_char


    # Create a file for the PLAINTEXT combinations and write to it
    filename = "random_combinations"
    while os.path.isfile(filename + ".txt") == True: # Adds _new to the name if file exists
        filename += "_new"
    filename += ".txt"
    f = open(filename, "w")


    # Generate combinations using the random and string modules, and writes it as PLAINTEXT to the file
    for i in range (combination_amount):
        combination_mixer = "".join(random.choices(string.ascii_uppercase + string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits + c_symbol, k=random.randint(c_min_char, c_max_char)))
        f.write(combination_mixer + "\n")


    # Save the file and open it for the user
    print("Generated", combination_amount, "combinations.\nSaved as:", os.getcwd() + "\\" + filename)
    f.close()
    os.startfile(os.getcwd() + "\\" + filename)


    run_again = str(input("Run again (Y/N)? "))
    if run_again == "Y" or run_again == "y":
        main()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()