[bwackwat]

>import os

>os.urandom(24)

'\x17\x96e\x94]\xa0\xb8\x1e\x8b\xee\xdd\xe9\x91^\x9c\xda\x94\t\xe8S\xa1Oe_'

>os.urandom(24).encode('hex')

'cd48e1c22de0961d5d1bfb14f8a66e006cfb1cfbf3f0c0f3'

[StavrosK]

Why limit your entropy like that? I just use pwgen:

> pwgen -s 64 1 | xsel -b

aepei5hooNu2Zaic6EQueeCiish7eighaibahwaejohchaizo0zei0eiwongaeza

[bwackwat]

I was stickin' to Python :)

That's a cool alternative though, thanks.

[StavrosK]

Ah, that's valid, but at least base64 encode the password (for more entropy per character). It doesn't really matter anyway, if you're using a long secret (and nothing stops you, since it's not like you need to remember it).

[avian]

Why limit your entropy? Use "pwgen -s".

[StavrosK]

Good tip, thanks. What's the difference between with and without -s?