I've always liked uuid4
>>> from uuid import uuid4
>>> str(uuid4())[:4]
'0ca6'
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Dave Angel wrote:
> On 06/26/2012 03:47 PM, Martin A. Brown wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > : Would anyone have tips on how to generate random 4-digit
> > : alphanumeric codes in python?
On 06/26/2012 03:47 PM, Martin A. Brown wrote:
> Hello,
>
> : Would anyone have tips on how to generate random 4-digit
> : alphanumeric codes in python? Also, how does one calculate the
> : number of possible combinations?
>
> Here are some thoughts that come to my mind:
>
> import string
>
Hello,
: Would anyone have tips on how to generate random 4-digit
: alphanumeric codes in python? Also, how does one calculate the
: number of possible combinations?
Here are some thoughts that come to my mind:
import string
import random
# -- technique #1, using random.choice
pri
Correcting what was said below.
- If not, then it's a little more complicated, calculate (length) *
(length-1) * (length-2) * (length-3), or in other words the factorial of
length divided by the factorial of (length - 4). In my example, 62! /
(62-4)! = 13,388,280
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 11:08 AM,
First of all, determine your alphabet (the pool of characters you'll derive
your 4-character code from):
- For example, using an English alphabet with both lowercase and uppercase
letters and digits 0-9 makes for 62 characters (26 + 26 + 10).
Then, ask if you want to allow a character to repeat i
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Sithembewena Lloyd Dube
wrote:
> HI,
>
> Would anyone have tips on how to generate random 4-digit alphanumeric
> codes in python? Also, how does one calculate the number of possible
> combinations?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
Python's, random module is your friend.
HI,
Would anyone have tips on how to generate random 4-digit alphanumeric codes
in python? Also, how does one calculate the number of possible combinations?
Thanks in advance.
--
Regards,
Sithembewena Lloyd Dube
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