PyPasserer 1.0.4

A package built for generating passwords

PyPasserer 🔐

📦 Description

PyPasserer is a lightweight and fun Python package for generating, validating, and analyzing passwords.

It provides developers with simple tools to:

• generate secure passwords
• validate password requirements
• estimate password strength
• save passwords to a file

This package is designed as a learning exercise in building, testing, and distributing Python packages.

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🚀 Installation

pip install PyPasserer

PyPI: (https://pypi.org/project/PyPasserer/)

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🧪 Usage

Generate a Password

from pypasserer.passwords import generate_password

password = generate_password(length=12)
print(password)

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Validate a Password

from pypasserer.passwords import validate_password

validate_password("Abc123!")  # True
validate_password("abc")      # False

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Check Password Strength

from pypasserer.passwords import password_strength

strength = password_strength("Abc123!")
print(strength)

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Save a Password

from pypasser.passwords import password_save

password_save("Abc123!")

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📚 Functions

generate_password(...)

• Generates a password with customizable options (length, lowercase, uppercase, digits, symbols)
• Guarantees at least one character from each selected category

validate_password(...)

• Validates password requirements:
  • minimum length
  • lowercase letters
  • uppercase letters
  • digits
  • symbols
• Returns True or False
• Raises TypeError if password is not a string

password_strength(password)

• Estimates how long it would take to crack a password
• Returns a float between 0 and 1
• Raises Exception if password contains spaces

password_save(password, path="saved_passwords.txt")

• Saves password to a file
• Returns True on success, False on failure

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💻 Example Program

See examples/demo.py for a complete script demonstrating all features.

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🛠️ Development Setup

git clone https://github.com/swe-students-spring2026/3-package-clouded_leopard.git
cd 3-package-clouded_leopard

pipenv install
pipenv install -e .

pipenv run pytest

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🔁 Workflow (Contributing)

git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name
git add .
git commit -m "Describe your changes"
git push -u origin feature/your-feature-name

Open a Pull Request

👥 Contributors

• Hanson Huang
• Cary Ho
• Natt Hong

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⚙️ Configuration

No environment variables are required.

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🧾 License

See LICENSE file for details.