Mimesis: Fake Data Generator.
Project description
Mimesis: The Fake Data Generator
Description
Mimesis (/mɪˈmiːsɪs) is a robust data generator for Python that can produce a wide range of fake data in various languages. This tool is useful for populating testing databases, creating fake API endpoints, filling pandas DataFrames, generating JSON and XML files with custom structures, and anonymizing production data, among other purposes.
Installation
To install mimesis, simply use pip:
pip install mimesisPython compatibility
Mimesis is compatible with Python, including PyPy, version 3.8 or higher. The Mimesis 4.1.3 is the last release that accommodates Python 3.6 and 3.7.
To prevent unintended upgrades, it is highly advisable to always specify the version of mimesis that you are using by pinning it.
Supported Features
Easy: Mimesis offers a simple design and clear documentation for easy data generation.
Multilingual: Mimesis can generate data in multiple languages.
Performance: Widely recognized as the fastest data generator among Python solutions.
Data variety: Mimesis includes various data providers for names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates, times, and more, catering to different use cases.
Country-specific data providers: Mimesis supports country-specific data providers for generating region-specific data.
Extensibility: Developers can extend Mimesis by creating and integrating their own data providers.
Generic data provider: Mimesis provides a single object that grants easy access to all available data providers in the library.
Zero hard dependencies: Mimesis has no hard dependencies, eliminating the need for additional third-party libraries.
Schema-based generators: Mimesis offers schema-based data generators to effortlessly produce data of any complexity.
Documentation
You can find the complete documentation on the Read the Docs.
It is divided into several sections:
You can improve it by sending pull requests to this repository.
Usage
The library is exceptionally user-friendly, and it only requires you to import a Data Provider object that corresponds to the desired data type.
For instance, the Person provider can be imported to access personal information, including name, surname, email, and other related fields:
>>> from mimesis import Person
>>> from mimesis.locales import Locale
>>> person = Person(Locale.EN)
>>> person.full_name()
'Brande Sears'
>>> person.email(domains=['example.com'])
'roccelline1878@example.com'
>>> person.email(domains=['mimesis.name'], unique=True)
'f272a05d39ec46fdac5be4ac7be45f3f@mimesis.name'
>>> person.telephone(mask='1-4##-8##-5##3')
'1-436-896-5213'More about the other providers you can read in our documentation.
Locales
Mimesis presently encompasses 34 distinct locales, enabling users to specify the desired region and language when creating providers.
Here’s how it operates practically:
>>> from mimesis import Person
>>> from mimesis.locales import Locale
>>> from mimesis.enums import Gender
>>> person_de = Person(locale=Locale.DE)
>>> person_en = Person(locale=Locale.EN)
>>> person_de.full_name(gender=Gender.FEMALE)
'Sabrina Gutermuth'
>>> person_en.full_name(gender=Gender.MALE)
'Layne Gallagher'Providers
Mimesis provides more than twenty data providers which can generate a broad range of data related to food, transportation, computer hardware, people, internet, addresses, and more.
See API Reference and Data Providers for more info.
How to Contribute
Take a look at contributing guidelines.
Check for open issues or open a fresh issue to start a discussion around a feature idea or a bug.
Fork the repository on GitHub to start making your changes to the your_branch branch.
Add yourself to the list of contributors.
Send a pull request and bug the maintainer until it gets merged and published.
Disclaimer
The creators of mimesis are not responsible for how you use the library or the data it generates. Mimesis is meant for testing purposes and should not be used for illegal activities.
License
Mimesis is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.
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