import string
import random


def random_string(stringLength=8):
    """https://pynative.com/python-generate-random-string/

    Args:
        stringLength (int, optional): length of string. Defaults to 8.

    Returns:
        str: random string
    """
    letters = string.ascii_lowercase
    return ''.join(random.choice(letters) for i in range(stringLength))