Answer to Question #235982 in Python for Meek

Question

Prompts the user for a password. Check if the password is valid where a valid password has the following criteria. It must be at least 5 characters long. It must start with either a c or a 5. It must contain at least one special character from &,@,# and %

Answer 1

def CheckPassword(password):
    if len(password) < 5:
        raise ValueError('The password must be at least 5 characters long')
    if password[0] != 'c' and password[0] != '5':
        raise ValueError('The password must start with either a c or a 5')
    for ch in ['&', '@', '#', '%']:
        if ch in password:
            return
    raise ValueError('The password must contain at least one special character from &,@,# and %')

try:
    password = input('Input password: ')
    CheckPassword(password)
    print('The password is valid')
except ValueError as e:
    print('Error:', e)