input: 
  import random
  import string
  
  def generate_password() -> str:
      """Generate a random password that consists of 8 characters, including numbers, letters, and special characters.
      >>> random.seed(42); generate_password()
      'kg8!2@Q'
      """
      password_characters = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + string.punctuation
      password = ''.join(random.choice(password_characters) for i in range(8))
      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