🔐 Password Complexity Checker

A beginner-friendly Python tool that checks password strength in real-time and keeps you looped in until you're truly secure.

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💡 Features

• Evaluates password strength based on:

  • Minimum length of 8 characters
  • Presence of lowercase letters
  • Presence of uppercase letters
  • Presence of numbers
  • Presence of special characters (e.g., !, @, #, etc.)

• Feedback includes:

  • Color-coded messages using ANSI escape codes:
    • 🟥 Red → Weak
    • 🟩 Green → Strong
  • Immediate tips to improve the password
  • Loop continues until a strong password is entered

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🚀 How to Run

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/pys07/PRODIGY_CS_03.git
cd PRODIGY_CS_03

2. Run the script:

python password_checker.py

Best viewed in terminals supporting ANSI colors: VS Code Terminal, Bash, CMD, or PowerShell.

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🧪 Sample Output

Enter a password to test: mycat
🟥 Weak password:
 - Password is too short.
 - Include at least one uppercase letter.
 - Include at least one number.
 - Include at least one special character.

Enter a password to test: MidnightSky12!
🟩 Strong password!

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📁 Project Structure

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├── password_checker.py
└── README.md

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📸 Demo

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🔒 Disclaimer

This tool is for educational use only. It doesn’t save or transmit any data. Ideal for beginners learning about password validation, logic building, and user interaction design.

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✍️ Author

Made with ♥ by Payal Samant