rname 0.2.1

Get random first/last name

randnames

Python module to draw random names.

Summary

to be done

Installation

Randnames is availabe in python repository, and can be downloaded with pip.

pip3 install randnames

Simple Usage

For more visit project website or documentation

>>> import randnames

# Get first name
>>> randnames.first_name()
'John'

# Get last name
>>> randnames.last_name()
'Doe'

# Get full name
>>>randnames.full_name()
'John Doe'

Documentation

Detailed documentation of module can by found here: randnames documentation

Database

So far project uses databases from www.census.gov and www.ssa.gov.

Last names

Databases for USA last names:

https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/1990_census.html https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2000_surnames.html https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html

first names

Database for USA first names:

https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/limits.html

license

https://www.census.gov/data/software/x13as/disclaimer.html

License

Randnames is licensed under the terms of the MIT license