input: from typing import List
  
  def generate_random_password(characters: List[str]) -> str:
      """Generate a random password using a given set of characters.
      >>> generate_random_password(["a", "b", "c", "1", "2", "3", "A", "B", "C", "!", "@", "#"])
      'b2A#c1@3'
      >>> generate_random_password(["x", "y", "z", "4", "5", "6", "X", "Y", "Z", "$", "%", "^"])
      'Yz$X56^4'
      """
      import random
      password = "".join(random.sample(characters, 8))
      return password
output:     import random
      password = "".join(random.sample(characters, 8))
      return password