When comparing your language to a snake*, be careful to not get bitten. (*Yes, I know, the name of the language is a reference to Monty Python, not snakes). Original. --Remy

"I don't have a whole lot of experience in Python," writes Jakob, "in fact, when I was hired, the only thing I knew about the language was that whitespace was important."

"Fortunately — actually, unfortunately — it doesn't take a whole lot of experience in Python to recognize that my company's codebase is... well... sub-optimal. Submitted for your approval is a method used to generate a password, found in our network security library."

def genpassword(wlc,maxchar,txt,List,verbose):
    word = ""
    i1 = i2 = i3 = i4 = i5 = i6 = i6 = i7 = i8 = i9 = i10 = i11 = i12 = i13 = i14 = i15 = 0
    txtfile = open(txt,'w')

    i = 0
    mc = int(maxchar) - 1
    lword = [0]
    for i in range(mc):
        lword += [0]  
    
    for i1 in range(len(wlc)):
        for i2 in range(len(wlc)):
            for i3 in range(len(wlc)):
                for i4 in range(len(wlc)):
                    for i5 in range(len(wlc)):
                        for i6 in range(len(wlc)):
                            for i7 in range(len(wlc)):
                                for i8 in range(len(wlc)):
                                    for i9 in range(len(wlc)):
                                        for i10 in range(len(wlc)):
                                            for i11 in range(len(wlc)):
                                                for i12 in range(len(wlc)):
                                                    for i13 in range(len(wlc)):
                                                        for i14 in range(len(wlc)):
                                                            for i15 in range(len(wlc)):
                                                                if int(maxchar) == 1 :
                                                                    word = wlc[i15]
                                                                if int(maxchar) == 2 :
                                                                    word = wlc[i14] + wlc[i15]
                                                                if int(maxchar) == 3 :
                                                                    word = wlc[i13] + wlc[i14] + wlc[i15]
                                                                if int(maxchar) == 4 :
                                                                    word = wlc[i12] + wlc[i13] + wlc[i14] + wlc[i15]
                                                                if int(maxchar) == 5 :
                                                                    word = wlc[i11] + wlc[i12] + wlc[i13] + wlc[i14] \
                                                                    + wlc[i15]
                                                                if int(maxchar) == 6 :
                                                                    word = wlc[i10] + wlc[i11] + wlc[i12] + wlc[i13] \
                                                                    + wlc[i14] + wlc[i15]
                                                                if int(maxchar) == 7 :
                                                                    word = wlc[i9] + wlc[i10] + wlc[i11] + wlc[i12] \
                                                                    + wlc[i13] + wlc[i14] + wlc[i15]
                                                                if int(maxchar) == 8 :
                                                                    word = wlc[i8] + wlc[i9] + wlc[i10] + wlc[i11] \
                                                                    + wlc[i12] + wlc[i13] + wlc[i14] + wlc[i15]
                                                                if int(maxchar) == 9 :
                                                                    word = wlc[i7] + wlc[i8] + wlc[i9] + wlc[i10] \
                                                                    + wlc[i11] + wlc[i12] + wlc[i13] + wlc[i14] + wlc[i15]
                                                                if int(maxchar) == 10 :
                                                                    word = wlc[i6] + wlc[i7] + wlc[i8] + wlc[i9] \
                                                                    + wlc[i10] + wlc[i11] + wlc[i12] + wlc[i13] + wlc[i14] \
                                                                    + wlc[i15]
                                                                if int(maxchar) == 11 :
                                                                    word = wlc[i5] + wlc[i6] + wlc[i7] + wlc[i8] \
                                                                    + wlc[i9] + wlc[i10] + wlc[i11] + wlc[i12] + wlc[i13] \
                                                                    + wlc[i14] + wlc[i15]
                                                                if int(maxchar) == 12 :
                                                                    word = wlc[i4] + wlc[i5] + wlc[i6] + wlc[i7] + wlc[i8] \
                                                                    + wlc[i9] + wlc[i10] + wlc[i11] + wlc[i12] + wlc[i13] \
                                                                    + wlc[i14] + wlc[i15]
                                                                if int(maxchar) == 13 :
                                                                    word = wlc[i3] + wlc[i4] + wlc[i5] + wlc[i6] \
                                                                    + wlc[i7] + wlc[i8] + wlc[i9] + wlc[i10]\
                                                                    + wlc[i11] + wlc[i12] + wlc[i13] \
                                                                    + wlc[i14] + wlc[i15]
                                                                if int(maxchar) == 14 :
                                                                    word = wlc[i2] +wlc[i3] + wlc[i4] + wlc[i5] + wlc[i6] \
                                                                    + wlc[i7] + wlc[i8] + wlc[i9] + wlc[i10]\
                                                                    + wlc[i11] + wlc[i12] + wlc[i13] \
                                                                    + wlc[i14] + wlc[i15]
                                                                if int(maxchar) == 15 :
                                                                    word = wlc[i1] + wlc[i2] + wlc[i3] + wlc[i4] \
                                                                    + wlc[i5] + wlc[i6] + wlc[i7] + wlc[i8] + wlc[i9] \
                                                                    + wlc[i10] + wlc[i11] + wlc[i12] + wlc[i13] \
                                                                    + wlc[i14] + wlc[i15]
                                                                                               
                                                                if int(verbose) == 1:
                                                                    print word
                                                                
                                                                txtfile.writelines(word + "\n")

                                                                i = 0
                                                                end = 0
                                                                if int(List) == 1 :
                                                                    for i in range(len(word)):
                                                                        lword[i] = "9"
                                                                    if str(lword) == str(list(word)):
                                                                        end = 1
                                                                elif (int(List) == 2):
                                                                    for i in range(len(word)):
                                                                        lword[i] = "z"
                                                                    if str(lword) == str(list(word)):
                                                                        end = 1
                                                                elif (int(List) == 3):
                                                                    for i in range(len(word)):
                                                                        lword[i] = "Z"
                                                                    if str(lword) == str(list(word)):
                                                                        end = 1
                                                                elif (int(List) == 4):
                                                                    for i in range(len(word)):
                                                                        lword[i] = "z"
                                                                    if str(lword) == str(list(word)):
                                                                        end = 1
                                                                elif (int(List) == 5):
                                                                    for i in range(len(word)):
                                                                        lword[i] = "Z"
                                                                    if str(lword) == str(list(word)):
                                                                        end = 1
                                                                elif (int(List) == 6):
                                                                    for i in range(len(word)):
                                                                        lword[i] = "Z"
                                                                    if str(lword) == str(list(word)):
                                                                        end = 1
                                                                
                                                                if end == 1 : break
                                                            if end == 1 : break
                                                        if end == 1 : break
                                                    if end == 1 : break
                                                if end == 1 : break
                                            if end == 1 : break
                                        if end == 1 : break
                                    if end == 1 : break
                                if end == 1 : break
                            if end == 1 : break
                        if end == 1 : break
                    if end == 1 : break
                if end == 1 : break
            if end == 1 : break
        if end == 1 : break
                                                                
    txtfile.close()

Jakob continues, "I can only hope this language doesn't have a goto statement..."

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