input: from typing import List
  
  
  def generate_random_password() -> str:
      """Generate a random password consisting of 8 characters, including numbers,
      letters, and special characters.
      >>> generate_random_password()
      'A1b#2D!9'
      >>> generate_random_password()
      '3@eF7g*8'
      """
output:     
      import random
      import string
  
      characters = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + string.punctuation
      password = ''.join(random.choice(characters) for _ in range(8))
      return password
  