Advantages

This library offers a number of advantages over other similar libraries, such as Faker:

• Performance. Significantly faster than other similar libraries.
• Completeness. Strives to provide many detailed providers that offer a variety of data generators.
• Simplicity. Does not require any modules other than the Python standard library.

Why octopus?

Basically, because octopuses are cool guys, but also because of the fantastic mimicry abilities of some families of octopuses. Have you ever hear about Thaumoctopus mimicus? Just read about that guy, because he is a really badass one.

What does name mean?

Mimesis (/maɪˈmiːsəs/; Ancient Greek: μίμησις (mīmēsis), from μιμεῖσθαι (mīmeisthai), “to imitate”, from μῖμος (mimos), “imitator, actor”) is a critical and philosophical term that carries a wide range of meanings, which include imitation, representation, mimicry, imitatio, receptivity, nonsensuous similarity, the act of resembling, the act of expression, and the presentation of the self.

What is the fake data?

Fake data is a kind of data which is used in software development.

That data looks like real data, but it is not.

What Mimesis is, What Mimesis is Not

The problem that Mimesis solves and solves it perfectly is generating data. When you need to populate database, create complex structured JSON/XML files, anonymize data taken from productive services then Mimesis is this is exactly what you need.

Mimesis is not object factory and it was not developed for using with specific database or ORM (such as Django ORM, SQLAclhemy etc.). It does not mean that you can’t use it with ORM on the contrary, this will be done very simply, this only means that possibly you’ll need third-party libraries to do it, like mimesis-factory or another one.

Installation