Python random string

def random_string(length = 8):
    import random
    characters = list('0123456789QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNqwertyuiklasdfghjklzxcvbnm;@#!$%&')
    return ''.join(random.choice(characters) for i in range(length))

rands = random_string()
rands_10 = random_string(10)

print(rands)
print(rands_10)