Clone of the Moby/Docker random name generator as a Python package.
Project description
Clone of the Moby/Docker random name generator as a Python package.
Installation
$ pip install names_generator
Usage
Python API
The API only really consists of a single function.
>>> from names_generator import generate_name
>>> generate_name()
'vigorous_goldstine'
Customize the formatting of the name by specifying a style, one of plain, capital, hyphen, or underscore (default).
>>> generate_name(style='capital')
'Hardcore Thompson'
Pin a seed value for the underlying PRNG to reproduce a given name.
>>> generate_name(seed=42) == generate_name(seed=42)
True
Command-line
The package also exposes a basic command-line interface for scripting outside of Python
$ generate_name
clever_matsumoto
$ generate_name --style=capital
Heuristic Einstein
$ generate_name --help
usage: generate_name [-h] [-v] [--style NAME]
Generate random name pairing.
options:
-s, --style NAME Formatting (default: underscore).
-h, --help Show this message and exit.
-v, --version Show the version and exit.
Documentation and issue tracking at:
https://github.com/glentner/names_generator
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