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--description--

Finally, put the last two lines of your code inside an if statement that execute when __name__ == '__main__'. In this way, your code won't run when imported as a module. Otherwise, it will call generate_password() and print the generated password.

With that, the password generator project is complete.

--hints--

You should have an if statement that checks if __name__ == '__main__'.

js
const commentless_code = __helpers.python.removeComments(code);
assert(commentless_code.match(/^if\s+__name__\s*==\s*("|')__main__\1\s*:\s*$/m));

You should put the new_password assignment and the following print() call in your new if statement body.

js
({ test: () => {
    const commentless_code = __helpers.python.removeComments(code);
    const {block_body} = __helpers.python.getBlock(commentless_code, /if\s+__name__\s*==\s*("|')__main__\3\s*/);
    assert(block_body.match(/^\s+new_password\s*=\s*generate_password\s*\(\s*\)\s*print\s*\(\s*("|')Generated\spassword:\1\s*,\s*new_password\s*\)\s*$/));    
  }
})

--seed--

--seed-contents--

py
import re
import secrets
import string


def generate_password(length=16, nums=1, special_chars=1, uppercase=1, lowercase=1):

    # Define the possible characters for the password
    letters = string.ascii_letters
    digits = string.digits
    symbols = string.punctuation

    # Combine all characters
    all_characters = letters + digits + symbols

    while True:
        password = ''
        # Generate password
        for _ in range(length):
            password += secrets.choice(all_characters)
        
        constraints = [
            (nums, r'\d'),
            (special_chars, fr'[{symbols}]'),
            (uppercase, r'[A-Z]'),
            (lowercase, r'[a-z]')
        ]

        # Check constraints        
        if all(
            constraint <= len(re.findall(pattern, password))
            for constraint, pattern in constraints
        ):
            break
    
    return password
    
--fcc-editable-region--
new_password = generate_password()
print('Generated password:', new_password)
--fcc-editable-region--

--solutions--

py
import re
import secrets
import string


def generate_password(length=16, nums=1, special_chars=1, uppercase=1, lowercase=1):

    # Define the possible characters for the password
    letters = string.ascii_letters
    digits = string.digits
    symbols = string.punctuation

    # Combine all characters
    all_characters = letters + digits + symbols

    while True:
        password = ''
        # Generate password
        for _ in range(length):
            password += secrets.choice(all_characters)
        
        constraints = [
            (nums, r'\d'),
            (special_chars, fr'[{symbols}]'),
            (uppercase, r'[A-Z]'),
            (lowercase, r'[a-z]')
        ]

        # Check constraints
        if all(
            constraint <= len(re.findall(pattern, password))
            for constraint, pattern in constraints
        ):            
            break
    
    return password
    

if __name__ == '__main__':
    new_password = generate_password()
    print('Generated password:', new_password)