generate_key.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from base64 import urlsafe_b64encode as b64encode
import random


random.seed()
pattern = "%%0%dX"
junk_len = 1024


def generate_key(max_length, seed_length):
    """
    Generate a Base64-encoded 'random' key by hashing the data.
    data is a tuple of seeding values. Pass arbitrary encoder and
    digester for specific hashing and formatting of keys
    """
    encoding = 'utf-8'
    junk = (pattern % (junk_len * 2)) % random.getrandbits(junk_len * seed_length)
    key = bytes(junk, encoding=encoding)
    return b64encode(key)[:max_length].decode(encoding)


def random_hash():
    return generate_key(96, 1024)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    for count in range(150):
        print(random_hash())

settings.py

#
# Automatically Build a Secret Key
#
# We do this so we can put base/settings/key.py into .gitignore for this project template.
# You'd obviously remove that constraint for your own projects.
try:
    from .key import SECRET_KEY

except ImportError:
    from base.lib.generate_key import generate_key

    with open(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'this_dir', "key.py"), "w") as secret_key_file:
        secret_key_file.write('SECRET_KEY = "{0}"'.format(generate_key(40, 128)))

    from .key import SECRET_KEY