Simulating login attempts

Since we can't easily find this type of data (it's not typically shared due its sensitive nature), we will be simulating it. Simulation requires a strong understanding of statistical modeling, estimating probabilities of certain events, and identifying appropriate assumptions to simplify where necessary. In order to run the simulation, we will build a Python package (login_attempt_simulator) to simulate a login process requiring a correct username and password (without any extra authentication measures, such as two-factor authentication) and a script (simulate.py) that can be run on the command line, both of which we will discuss in this section.

Assumptions

Before we jump into the code...