Simple console htpasswd hash generator

zpasswd.py

#!/usr/bin/python
"""Replacement for htpasswd"""
# Original author: Eli Carter
# Inspired by https://gist.github.com/eculver/1420227

import crypt
import os
import sys
import random
from optparse import OptionParser

def salt():
    """Returns a string of 2 randome letters"""
    letters = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' \
              'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ' \
              '0123456789/.'
    return random.choice(letters) + random.choice(letters)


def main():
    """%prog username password
    Generate passwd hash"""
    parser = OptionParser(usage=main.__doc__)
    options, args = parser.parse_args()

    # Non-option arguments
    if len(args) != 2:
        syntax_error("Insufficient number of arguments.\n")
    else:
        username = args[0]
        password = args[1]
        print "{0}:{1}".format(username, crypt.crypt(password, salt()))


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()