pynamegen 3.0.1

PyNameGen is a CLI for libnamegen

PyNameGen

Robust CLI for libnamegen. Originally on my NameGenerator project.

Features

• Easy to use
• CLI with simple arguments
• Always tested before release
• Supports latest three versions of Python 3

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How to Install

Run the command pip install pynamegen. If you want to specify a specific Python version to use for pip, use a command such as pip3 or pip3.8.

PyNameGen requires the packages libnamegen and libprogress, but those will automatically be installed by pip.

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FAQ

What versions of Python are compatible?

PyNameGen is built for Python 3. It is tested on the latest three versions on Python 3 by a few different continuous integration services.

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Documentation

Command-Line Interface

Use defaults (100 names, debug enabled, classic method, write names to names.txt):

$ pynamegen
Generating names...
[####################] 100% [100/100]...done
Preparing list to write to file...done
Opening file...
Writing names...
[####################] 100% [100/100]...done
Saving file...
Finished!

Show help menu (use any of the three options in brackets):

$ pynamegen [--help | -h | help]
Usage:
    pynamegen [options]
Options:
    amt: Amount of names to generate
    debug: Whether or not to output debug information
    method: Which name generation method to use
Example:
    pynamegen amt=50 debug=True file=mynames.txt method=classic

Generate 250 names:

$ pynamegen amt=250
Generating names...
[####################] 100% [250/250]...done
Preparing list to write to file...done
Opening file...
Writing names...
[####################] 100% [250/250]...done
Saving file...
Finished!

Generate default amount of names with debug disabled:

$ pynamegen debug=False
(no output)

Generate names and place in file usernames.txt:

$ pynamegen file=usernames.txt
Generating names...
[####################] 100% [100/100]...done
Preparing list to write to file...done
Opening file...
Writing names...
[####################] 100% [100/100]...done
Saving file...
Finished!

Generate names and place in file users.txt inside the directory "example-names" (Directory must already exist!)

$ pynamegen file=example-names/users.txt
Generating names...
[####################] 100% [100/100]...done
Preparing list to write to file...done
Opening file...
Writing names...
[####################] 100% [100/100]...done
Saving file...
Finished!

Generate 50 names with debug enabled and place in namelist.txt:

$ pynamegen amt=50 debug=True file=namelist.txt
Generating names...
[####################] 100% [50/50]...done
Preparing list to write to file...done
Opening file...
Writing names...
[####################] 100% [50/50]...done
Saving file...
Finished!

The default name generation method is classic, and looks like 'TheAssignmentanatorifier_90'.

The generation method random looks like 'XaYyaknkCoH8'.

You can change the generation method used by using the argument 'method=[method]' and replace [method] with the correct method.

$ pynamegen method=random
Generating names...
[####################] 100% [100/100]...done
Preparing list to write to file...done
Opening file...
Writing names...
[####################] 100% [100/100]...done
Saving file...
Finished!

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License

PyNameGen is licensed under the GPLv3 license. For more information, please refer to LICENSE.txt