Generating Random Keys in Redis with Python

This function first generates a random key, then connects to Redis, sets this random key with a random value, and returns this key. This function demonstrates how to use Redis's set method to store data.

Technology Stack : Python, Redis

Code Type : The type of code

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import random
import redis

def random_key_generator(size=10):
    # Generate a random key for Redis with a specified size
    return ''.join(random.choices('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', k=size))

def get_random_key_from_redis():
    # Connect to Redis
    r = redis.Redis(host='localhost', port=6379, db=0)
    
    # Generate a random key
    random_key = random_key_generator()
    
    # Set the key with a random value
    r.set(random_key, 'random_value')
    
    # Return the random key
    return random_key