<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Generate a random string of 8 characters with at least 1 digit.
<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
import random

def generate_random_string():
    chars = string.ascii_letters + string.digits
    return ''.join(random.choice(chars) for _ in range(8))<|im_end|>
