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How to generate a secret key with Python
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secretkey.py
# How to generate a secret key with Python
# via http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/quickstart/
import os
import binascii
os.urandom(24)
# Out: b'\x83[\x14\xa4s\xde\xdd\xed\xed/\xd0&-\xc6N\xd5\xb7\xf8O\xd5(\xce\xca,'
# Or if you want a prettier one:
binascii.hexlify(os.urandom(24))
# Out: b'5a77d33bc5e2fd877540d80a03cd75e74926c8e8ee9e0c2b'
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