---
id: model-mommy
version: "2.0.0"
license: Apache 2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# model-mommy — Smart object creation facility for Django.

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 339.4K/mo

## What it is and what it does

Model Mommy is a Django testing utility that automatically generates model instances populated with random data, eliminating the need to manually specify every field when creating test fixtures. It introspects Django models and fills in required fields intelligently, making it faster to write test setup code.

However, the package has been abandoned since October 2019 and is no longer maintained. The creators explicitly recommend migrating to Model Bakery, a renamed successor that continues development. While Model Mommy remains functional for legacy projects, new projects should use Model Bakery instead to ensure ongoing support and compatibility with current Django versions.

Use it for:

- Quickly populate test databases with realistic Django model instances without writing repetitive fixture code.
- Generate related model objects automatically during unit tests to reduce boilerplate in test setup methods.
- Create temporary test data with random values to verify model behavior across different field combinations.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Model Mommy generates Django model instances with random data for testing, automating the creation of test fixtures without manual field specification.

No. Model Mommy is abandoned and explicitly recommends migration to Model Bakery. While it may still work in legacy projects, new projects should use Model Bakery instead. Existing projects should plan migration to maintain compatibility with future Django versions and receive security updates.

## Install

pip install model-mommy
uv add model-mommy
poetry add model-mommy

## Installing model-mommy

Before you install: Installation is straightforward with low friction, but the package is abandoned as of 2019-10-21 and explicitly recommends migration to Model Bakery. No active maintenance or security updates are available.

License in practice: Licensed under Apache 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, though the abandoned status means no legal updates or clarifications will be issued.

Quickstart:

pip install model-mommy
from model_mommy import mommy
user = mommy.make('myapp.User')

Requires Django to be installed; package is no longer maintained and its creators recommend migrating to Model Bakery instead.

Verify before relying:

- Whether existing projects using model-mommy encounter compatibility issues with modern Django versions beyond 2.x
- Whether the single runtime dependency (django) has specific version constraints that the fact sheet does not specify

## Package facts

- License: Apache 2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 339.4K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

django test fixtures, random model instance generation, django factory testing, test data creation django, smart object fixtures, django model mocking, django-testing, deprecated

[View on SkillFed](https://skillfed.io/packages/model-mommy) · [View on PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/model-mommy/)