Random Filename Generator

Generate a random filename with a given prefix and extension.

Technology Stack : datetime, re, hashlib, random, os, sys

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import datetime
import re
import hashlib
import random
import os
import sys

def generate_random_filename(prefix="random_", extension=".txt"):
    """Generate a random filename with a given prefix and extension.

    Args:
        prefix (str): The prefix for the filename.
        extension (str): The file extension.

    Returns:
        str: A random filename.
    """
    random_str = hashlib.sha256(str(random.randint(0, 1000000)).encode()).hexdigest()[:8]
    return f"{prefix}{random_str}{extension}"