input: from typing import List
  
  def generate_password() -> str:
      """ Generate a random password consisting of 8 characters, including numbers,
      letters, and special characters.
      >>> generate_password()
      'aB3$dE7!'
      >>> generate_password()
      '2z#Q9X&p'
      """
    
  import random
  import string
  
  def generate_password():
      """Generate a random password consisting of 8 characters, including 
      numbers, letters, and special characters.
      >>> generate_password()
      'aB3$dE7!'
      >>> generate_password()
      '2z#Q9X&p'
      """
      password_characters = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + string.punctuation
      password = ''.join(random.choice(password_characters) for i in range(8))
      return password
output:     import random
      import string
  
      def generate_password():
          """Generate a random password consisting of 8 characters, including 
          numbers, letters, and special characters.
          >>> generate_password()
          'aB3$dE7!'
          >>> generate_password()
          '2z#Q9X&p'
          """
          password_characters = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + string.punctuation
          password = ''.join(random.choice(password_characters) for i in range(8))
          return password