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Mimesis

Mimesis: The Fake Data Generator

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--- **Documentation**: https://mimesis.name/ --- Mimesis ([/mɪˈmiːsɪs](https://mimesis.name/master/about.html#what-does-name-mean)) is a robust data generator for Python that can produce a wide range of fake data in various languages. The key features are: - **Multilingual**: Supports 46 different locales. - **Extensibility**: Supports custom data providers and custom field handlers. - **Ease of use**: Features a simple design and clear documentation for straightforward data generation. - **Performance**: Widely recognized as the fastest data generator among Python solutions. - **Data variety**: Includes various data providers designed for different use cases. - **Schema-based generators**: Offers schema-based data generators to effortlessly produce data of any complexity. - **Intuitive**: Great editor support. Fully typed, thus autocompletion almost everywhere. ## Installation > [!IMPORTANT] > To work with Mimesis on Python versions 3.8 and 3.9, the final compatible version is Mimesis 11.1.0. Install this specific version to ensure compatibility. To install mimesis, use pip: ``` ~ pip install mimesis ``` ## Documentation You can find the complete documentation on the [Read the Docs](https://mimesis.name/). It is divided into several sections: - [About Mimesis](https://mimesis.name/latest/about.html) - [Quickstart](https://mimesis.name/latest/quickstart.html) - [Locales](https://mimesis.name/latest/locales.html) - [Data Providers](https://mimesis.name/latest/providers.html) - [Structured Data Generation](https://mimesis.name/latest/schema.html) - [Random and Seed](https://mimesis.name/latest/random_and_seed.html) - [Integration with factory_boy](https://mimesis.name/latest/factory_plugin.html) - [API Reference](https://mimesis.name/latest/api.html) - [Changelog](https://mimesis.name/latest/index.html#changelog) 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](https://mimesis.name/latest/api.html#person) provider can be imported to access personal information, including name, surname, email, and other related fields: ```python from mimesis import Person from mimesis.locales import Locale person = Person(Locale.EN) person.full_name() # Output: 'Brande Sears' person.email(domains=['example.com']) # Output: 'roccelline1878@example.com' person.email(domains=['mimesis.name'], unique=True) # Output: 'f272a05d39ec46fdac5be4ac7be45f3f@mimesis.name' person.telephone(mask='1-4##-8##-5##3') # Output: '1-436-896-5213' ``` ## License Mimesis is licensed under the MIT License. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/lk-geimfari/mimesis/blob/master/LICENSE) for more information.