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Generate Random Passwords

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Write a Python function to generate a random password of a specified length. The password should include a mix of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters.

Example 1
    
  
  • Input: length = 8
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  • Output: "A1b@C2d#" (Note: actual output will vary due to randomness)
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  • Explanation: 
      
    
    • Step 1: Define character sets for uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters.
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    • Step 2: Ensure the password includes at least one character from each set.
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    • Step 3: Generate remaining characters randomly from all available character sets.
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    • Step 4: Shuffle all characters to ensure randomness in the final password.
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    • Step 5: Return the generated password of length 8 with characters from all required sets.
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Example 2
    
  
  • Input: length = 12
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  • Output: "Xy3$Zq9&Wp7*" (Note: actual output will vary due to randomness)
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  • Explanation: 
      
    
    • Step 1: Define character sets for uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters.
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    • Step 2: Ensure the password includes at least one character from each set.
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    • Step 3: Generate remaining characters randomly from all available character sets.
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    • Step 4: Shuffle all characters to ensure randomness in the final password.
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    • Step 5: Return the generated password of length 12 with characters from all required sets.
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Constraints
    
  
  • 4 <= length <= 20
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  • Time Complexity: O(n) where n is the length of the password
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  • Space Complexity: O(n)
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Control StructuresFunctions / MethodsGoogleGoldman Sachs
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  • Use the random module to select characters randomly.
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  • Ensure the password contains at least one character from each category (uppercase, lowercase, digit, special character).
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  • Combine the selected characters to form the password.
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Steps to solve by this approach:

 Step 1: Import necessary modules (random and string)
 
 Step 2: Define character sets for uppercase, lowercase, digits, and special characters
 
 Step 3: Create an empty list to build the password
 
 Step 4: Add at least one character from each character set to ensure complexity
 
 Step 5: Fill the remaining length with random characters from all sets combined
 
 Step 6: Shuffle the password list to randomize character positions
 
 Step 7: Join the list into a string and return the generated password

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