input: 
  import random
  import string
  
  def generate_password() -> str:
      """ Generates a random password consisting of 8 characters, including letters, digits, and special characters.
      >>> generate_password()
      'A1b2!@#$' # Example output
      """
      password_characters = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + string.punctuation
      password = ''.join(random.choice(password_characters) for i in range(8))
      print(password)
      return password
  
  generate_password()
  
output:     password_characters = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + string.punctuation
      password = ''.join(random.choice(password_characters) for i in range(8))
      return password