password-generator

📝 Description

password-generator is a simple Python script that generates random and secure passwords.
It can be used for quickly creating strong passwords for personal use, secure accounts, or any situation requiring a high-entropy password.

✨ Features:

• Generate customizable passwords with various character sets
• Automatic clipboard copy - Generated passwords are automatically copied to your clipboard for easy pasting
• Simple command-line interface

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📦 Requirements

Before using this tool, make sure you have:

• Python 3.8+
• pyperclip library (for clipboard functionality)

Install dependencies

pip install pyperclip

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🛠 Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Axel-cmd/password-generator.git
cd password-generator

▶️ Run the script without typing python (Linux)

If you want to execute the script directly like a normal command (without typing python before), follow these steps:

1️⃣ Add a shebang at the top of your script

At the top of your password.py file, make sure there is:

#!/usr/bin/env python3

2️⃣ Make the file executable

In your project folder, run:

chmod +755 password.py

4️⃣ Make it available everywhere

If you want to run it from anywhere in your system using only its name:

sudo cp password.py /usr/local/bin/password

or the following command allowed the command for all users:

sudo cp password.py /bin/password

Then simply use:

password

🧰 Command Help & Options

Below is the list of available commands and options supported by the script.

📌 Basic Commands

Command	Description
password	Generates an 8-character password using lowercase letters only (default).
password <length>	Generates a password with the specified length.
password <length> [options]	Generates a password with custom length and optional character sets (see options below).

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🔧 Available Options

You can add one or several options when generating a password:

Option	Description
-u	Adds uppercase letters to the password.
-d	Adds digits (0-9).
-s	Adds special characters.
--help	Display options for the command password in the console.

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📝 Example Usage

password                 # 8 lowercase characters (default)
password 12              # 12 lowercase characters
password 16 -u           # 16 chars, including uppercase
password 20 -ud          # 20 chars, uppercase + digits
password 24 -uds         # 24 chars, all character sets
password --help          # list all options

💡 Note: All generated passwords are automatically copied to your clipboard, so you can paste them directly where needed!