python random letters and numbers code example

Example 1: generate random string python

import string
import random

length=5
#python2
randomstr = ''.join(random.sample(string.ascii_letters+string.digits,length))


#python3
randomstr = ''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_letters+string.digits,k=length))

Example 2: generate random characters in python

import random
import string

def get_random_alphanumeric_string(length):
    letters_and_digits = string.ascii_letters + string.digits
    result_str = ''.join((random.choice(letters_and_digits) for i in range(length)))
    print("Random alphanumeric String is:", result_str)

get_random_alphanumeric_string(8)
get_random_alphanumeric_string(8)