faker-news
Faker provider that turns any OpenAI-compatible LLM into a fake news generator with caching and reuse controls.
Features
- Generate headlines, intros, and full articles on demand
- Keep content in a SQLite cache with per-item usage tracking
- Batch requests to minimize API calls and latency
- Works with OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Qwen/DashScope, and other OpenAI-compatible APIs
Installation
pip install faker-news
Quick Start
Try it without installation using uvx:
# Set up your API key / load example data
uvx faker-news setup
# Browse generated articles
uvx faker-news browse
Use as a library:
from faker import Faker
from faker_news import NewsProvider
fake = Faker()
provider = NewsProvider(fake)
fake.add_provider(provider)
headline = fake.news_headline()
intro = fake.news_intro(headline=headline)
article = fake.news_article(headline=headline, words=500)
Documentation
Full guides, API reference, and CLI details live in the docs/ directory. Start with docs/quick-start.md or docs/cli-reference.md.
Contributing
See docs/contributing.md for the development workflow and guidelines.
License
MIT
1 maintainer
Metadata
1 maintainer
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