{"categories":[{"label":"Testing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-testing/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Generates random human names (first, last, or full) with optional gender selection, available both as a command-line tool and Python library.","skillfed_tags":["test-data","mock-generation","dormant"],"use_cases":["Generate realistic test user data and fixtures for unit tests or integration tests","Create mock datasets for development and staging environments without real personal data","Populate demo applications or prototypes with plausible placeholder names","Build randomized synthetic datasets for data science or machine learning experiments"],"what_it_does":"Names is a lightweight random name generator that produces realistic human names from census data. It works both as a standalone command-line tool (run `names` to get a random full name) and as a Python library with functions to retrieve full names, first names, or last names, with optional gender filtering.\n\nThe package bundles public-domain name frequency data from the 1990 US Census, making it useful for generating test data, mock user records, or placeholder names in applications. It has no external dependencies and is straightforward to integrate, though the codebase has been dormant since its 2013-05-14 release and has not been updated for modern Python versions.","worth_installing":"Yes, with caution. The package is simple, has no dependencies, and works for basic name generation in test or development contexts. However, it is dormant since 2013-05-14 and untested on modern Python versions\u2014verify compatibility before using in production. The 1990 Census data may not reflect current name distributions. Best suited for throwaway test data, not for applications requiring up-to-date or representative name samples."},"id":"names","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/names","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/names.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/names/"},"maintenance":{"status":"dormant"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2013-05-14","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"names","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Generate random names"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":621368,"position":5716,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.3.0"}