def genpassword()

in taskcat/_template_params.py [0:0]

• 25 lines of code
• 10 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

    def genpassword(pass_length, pass_type=None):
        """
        Returns a password of given length and type.

        :param pass_length: Length of the desired password
        :param pass_type: Type of the desired password - String only OR Alphanumeric
            * A = AlphaNumeric, Example 'vGceIP8EHC'
        :return: Password of given length and type
        """

        password = []
        numbers = "1234567890"
        lowercase = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
        uppercase = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
        specialchars = "!#$&{*:[=,]-_%@+"

        # Generates password string with:
        # lowercase,uppercase and numeric chars
        if pass_type == "A":  # nosec

            while len(password) < pass_length:
                password.append(random.choice(lowercase))
                password.append(random.choice(uppercase))
                password.append(random.choice(numbers))

        # Generates password string with:
        # lowercase,uppercase, numbers and special chars
        elif pass_type == "S":
            while len(password) < pass_length:
                password.append(random.choice(lowercase))
                password.append(random.choice(uppercase))
                password.append(random.choice(numbers))
                password.append(random.choice(specialchars))
        else:
            # If no passtype is defined (None)
            # Defaults to alpha-numeric
            # Generates password string with:
            # lowercase,uppercase, numbers and special chars
            while len(password) < pass_length:
                password.append(random.choice(lowercase))
                password.append(random.choice(uppercase))
                password.append(random.choice(numbers))

        if len(password) > pass_length:
            password = password[:pass_length]

        return "".join(password)