fake-factory

library9999.9.9pypypi✓ verified 85d ago

The fake-factory package was deprecated on December 15th, 2016. It was the original name for what is now Faker. The current version (v9999.9.9) is a dummy placeholder that warns users to migrate to the Faker package. Faker (v40.15.x) generates fake data for testing, development, and seeding databases.

testing database

pip install Faker

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · FAKE-FACTORY

fake-factory

testingpythonv9999.9.9

Install

2.4s avg

Import

258ms

Disk

57MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v9999.9.9 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.910 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.268s · 92.1MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.910 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 2.4s · import 0.248s · 24MB

57MB installed

● package 57MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

Faker

✓ from faker import Faker

✗ from fake_factory import Faker

fake_factory is the old package name; use faker instead.

Create a Faker instance and generate a random name.

from faker import Faker fake = Faker() print(fake.name())

faker --version

Debug

Known issues

breakingfake-factory is a deprecated placeholder. If your code uses `from fake_factory import Faker`, it will fail or produce a warning. Switch to `pip install Faker` and `from faker import Faker`.

fix

Uninstall fake-factory and install Faker: `pip uninstall fake-factory && pip install Faker`. Then change imports to `from faker import Faker`.

affects: >=0.1

deprecatedThe package name `fake-factory` is deprecated. PyPI will show a warning when installing. Use `Faker` as the package name.

fix

Install the correct package: `pip install Faker`

affects: >=0.1

gotchaFaker's locale provider changed in v13.0.0. Using `fake.address()` will now return a localized address if a locale is set.

fix

Specify locale explicitly: `Faker('en_US')` to avoid unexpected formats.

affects: >=13.0.0

breakingFaker v18.0.0 dropped support for Python 3.6 and 3.7.

fix

Upgrade Python to 3.8 or later, or pin Faker to <18.0.0.

affects: >=18.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'fake_factory'

Installed the real Faker package (which does not have a fake_factory module) but tried to import from the old name.

fix

Change import to `from faker import Faker`.

ImportError: cannot import name 'Faker' from 'fake_factory'

Using an outdated fake-factory package that doesn't provide the Faker class.

fix

Install the correct package: `pip uninstall fake-factory && pip install Faker`. Then use `from faker import Faker`.

AttributeError: 'Faker' object has no attribute 'name'

Using Faker v14 or later where `name` generator was removed in favor of `fake.name()` as a method, but the attribute is still available via the provider. This error occurs if the version is very old or the code tries to access a non-existent attribute.

fix

Ensure you are using Faker >=2.0 and call `fake.name()`. If using an old version, upgrade: `pip install --upgrade Faker`.

faker.exceptions.UniquenessException: Got duplicated values after 1000 iterations

Trying to generate unique values with `.unique` but the provider has a limited set of possibilities for the specified locale.

fix

Increase the maximum tries or use a broader locale: `fake.unique.address()` or switch to another provider.

Upgrade

Version history

9999.9.9latest on PyPI · released Dec 16, 2016

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/joke2k/faker ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/fake-factory/ ↗