Faker - a fake data generator

When developing scripts, you sometimes need fake data to test your code and implementations. This is where Faker comes into play. Faker is a Python package that generates fake data for you. It can create nearly everything you need, particularly for network automation: user accounts, IP addresses, subnets, MAC addresses, and more. Whether you need to bootstrap your database or anonymize data taken from a production service, Faker is the tool for you.

Install

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pip install Faker

Usage examples

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Initialize Faker

from faker import Faker

fake = Faker()

User accounts

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for _ in range(5):
    print(fake.user_name())

Results:

tcaldwell
kaylamoreno
richardbeck
gweber
loriatkinson

Names

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for _ in range(5):
    print(fake.name())

Results

Joshua Turner
Jennifer Guzman
Brooke Jensen
Michael Riley
Tonya Jones

IP addresses

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# private
for _ in range(5):
    print(fake.ipv4_private())

# public ips
for _ in range(5):
    print(fake.ipv4_public())

Subnets

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# private networks
for _ in range(5):
    print(fake.ipv4_private(network=True))

#  public networks
for _ in range(5):
    print(fake.ipv4_public(network=True))

MACs

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for _ in range(5):
    print(fake.mac_address())

Documentation

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Faker documentation