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Faker

Generates realistic fake data: names, addresses, text and more.

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Library that generates fictitious data in dozens of languages, useful for tests, prototypes and seeding development databases.

When to use

To create realistic test data and seeds without using real data.

When to avoid

When tests need deterministic, fixed data that you control by hand.

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