Random string generation Python and Django

Pure Python exemple:

import string
import random


def random_string(lenth=10):
    return ''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits, k=10))

Ref.: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2257441/random-string-generation-with-upper-case-letters-and-digits-in-python

If you are using Django, it ready to use in crypto module:

from django.utils.crypto import get_random_string

The raw code:

def get_random_string(length=12,
                      allowed_chars='abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
                                    'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789'):
    """
    Return a securely generated random string.

    The default length of 12 with the a-z, A-Z, 0-9 character set returns
    a 71-bit value. log_2((26+26+10)^12) =~ 71 bits
    """
    if not using_sysrandom:
        # This is ugly, and a hack, but it makes things better than
        # the alternative of predictability. This re-seeds the PRNG
        # using a value that is hard for an attacker to predict, every
        # time a random string is required. This may change the
        # properties of the chosen random sequence slightly, but this
        # is better than absolute predictability.
        random.seed(
            hashlib.sha256(
                ('%s%s%s' % (random.getstate(), time.time(), settings.SECRET_KEY)).encode()
            ).digest()
        )
    return ''.join(random.choice(allowed_chars) for i in range(length))