Dictionary-based random password generator

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Password script used for RSI2000. I used /usr/dict/words to keep
# the password names relatively familiar.
# /afs/sipb/project/netbsd/src/share/dict/web2 has a more comprehensive
# word list.
#
####
# Quick Password version 1.1
# Copyright (C) 2000 Zaph, Inc.
#    Author: Dan Grassi <Dan@Grassi.org>
#
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####

import sys
import whrandom
import string


def GetWord(dictFilePath = "/usr/share/dict/words", minWordLength=4, maxWordLength=6):
    '''
    This function reads a dictionary, extracts a word at random
    ignoring words that start with an uppercase letter (Proper names.)

    The Parameters are as follows:
        dictFilePath   Path to the dictionary                 default = "/usr/dict/linux.words"
        minWordLength  Minimum character length of the words  default = 4
        maxWordLength  Maximum character length of the words  default = 6
    '''
    # Must be at least twice the size of a word in the password dictionary
    kMargin = 100
    try:
        inFile = open(dictFilePath, 'r')
        inFile.seek(0, 2)
        fileSize = inFile.tell() - kMargin

        for i in range(1, 1000):
            pointer = whrandom.randint(0, fileSize-kMargin)
            inFile.seek(pointer)
            word = inFile.readline()    # probably does not start on a word boundry
            word = inFile.readline()[:-1]
            if ((minWordLength <= len(word) <= maxWordLength) and (string.lower(word[0]) == word[0])):
                break
        
        inFile.close()
    except:
        word = "Error in GetWord"

    return word
    


def GetPass(wordCount=2, minWordLength=4, maxWordLength=6, dictFilePath = "/usr/share/dict/words"):
    '''
    This function reads a dictionary, extracts words at random
    and joins them with a seperator character.

    The Parameters are as follows:
        wordCount      Number od words to join together       default = 2
        minWordLength  Minimum character length of the words  default = 4
        maxWordLength  Maximum character length of the words  default = 6
        dictFilePath   Path to the dictionary                 default = "/usr/dict/linux.words"
    '''

    # Legal seperator characters
    seperators = "-23456789!@#$%^&*()[]+.,;:"

    try:
        pw = GetWord(dictFilePath, minWordLength, maxWordLength)

        for i in range(1, wordCount):
            pw = pw + whrandom.choice(seperators) + GetWord(dictFilePath, minWordLength, maxWordLength)

    except:
        pw = "Error in GetPass"

    return pw


if __name__ == '__main__':
    print GetPass()