input: def generate_password() -> str:
      """
      Generates a random password consisting of 8 characters (numbers, letters, and special characters).
      >>> generate_password()
      'aB3!7d@&'
      >>> generate_password()
      '1Q$9z#2*'
      """
      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