def _genPwd():
    import random, string
    passwd = ""
    chars = string.ascii_lowercase
    for x in range(3):
            nr = 95
            while chr(nr) not in chars:
                    nr = random.randint(65,122)
            passwd += chr(nr)
    return passwd+str(int(random.random()*10))+str(int(random.random()*10))+str(int(random.random()*10))

def cookString(text):

    """ Make a Zope-friendly ID from 'text'.

    o Remove any spaces

    o Lowercase the ID.
    """
    rgx = re.compile(r'(^_|[^a-zA-Z0-9-_~\,\.])')
    cooked = re.sub(rgx, "",text).lower()
    return cooked