rstr.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#I have this as a [TextExpander][1] snippet for naming things "randomly."
#So I type "rstr" (without quotes, duh) anywhere in OS X and I get a random 24-character string.
#
#[1]: http://www.smileonmymac.com/TextExpander/index.html

import random
import sys

alphabet = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z']

randStr = ""
random.seed()
for i in range(0,24):
	rand = random.randint(0,25)
	randStr += alphabet[rand]

sys.stdout.write(randStr)