input: from typing import List
  
  def generate_password() -> str:
      """ Generates a random password of 8 characters containing numbers, letters, and special characters.
      >>> generate_password()
      'A3$b9!t8'
      """
      import random
      import string
      password_characters = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + string.punctuation
      password = ''.join(random.choice(password_characters) for _ in range(8))
      return password
output:     import random
      import string
      password_characters = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + string.punctuation
      password = ''.join(random.choice(password_characters) for _ in range(8))
      return password