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Generates a random API key
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api-key.py
#!/usr/bin/python
"""Generate a random API key
https://gist.github.com/ishahid/54f0478e480234fa44ec
"""
import base64
import hashlib
import random
def generate_key():
random_hash = hashlib.sha256(str(random.getrandbits(256))).digest()
random_chars = random.choice(['rA', 'aZ', 'gQ', 'hH', 'hG', 'aR', 'DD'])
return base64.b64encode(random_hash, random_chars).rstrip('==')
if __name__ == "__main__":
key = generate_key()
print key
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