input: from typing import List
  
  
  def generate_password():
      """Generate a random password consisting of 8 characters including letters, digits, and special characters.
      >>> generate_password()
      'A1b2C3d4'
      >>> generate_password()
      '!2dF@e5r'
      """
      import random
      import string
      password_characters = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + string.punctuation
      password = ''.join(random.choice(password_characters) for i 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 i in range(8))
      return password