adding a new password generator project that creates passwords from user selection from the command line

Author: Sean Sweeney

Password_Generator_2/README.md

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+# Secure Password Generator
+
+This Python-based CLI tool generates a secure password based on user preferences.
+
+## Features
+
+- Customizable password length
+- Option to include uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and special symbols
+
+## Installation
+
+Ensure you have Python installed on your system.
+
+## Usage
+
+Run the script with Python and pass the necessary arguments:
+
+```bash
+python main.py --length 16 --use_uppercase --use_lowercase --use_numbers --use_symbols

Password_Generator_2/main.py

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+import argparse
+from password_generator import generate_password
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Generate a secure password')
+    parser.add_argument('-l', '--length', type=int, default=12, help='Length of the password')
+    parser.add_argument('-u', '--use_uppercase', action='store_true', default=True, help='Include uppercase letters')
+    parser.add_argument('-lc', '--use_lowercase', action='store_true', default=True, help='Include lowercase letters')
+    parser.add_argument('-n', '--use_numbers', action='store_true', default=True, help='Include numbers')
+    parser.add_argument('-s', '--use_symbols', action='store_true', default=True, help='Include special symbols')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    password = generate_password(args.length, args.use_uppercase, args.use_lowercase, args.use_numbers, args.use_symbols)
+    print(f'Generated Password: {password}')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()

Password_Generator_2/password_generator

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+import secrets
+import string
+
+def generate_password(length, use_uppercase, use_lowercase, use_numbers, use_symbols):
+    characters = ''
+    if use_uppercase:
+        characters += string.ascii_uppercase
+    if use_lowercase:
+        characters += string.ascii_lowercase
+    if use_numbers:
+        characters += string.digits
+    if use_symbols:
+        characters += string.punctuation
+
+    if not characters:
+        raise ValueError("No character types selected for password generation")
+
+    password = ''.join(secrets.choice(characters) for i in range(length))
+    return password