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Generating Millions of Fake Data for the Django Application.

Rajan Sahu
3 min readOct 3, 2023

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It’s crucial to carefully test your code when creating a Django application to assure its dependability and functionality. Realistic data are essential for testing, and they should be used as such. A sophisticated Python Faker package makes it possible to produce fictitious information like names, addresses, and phone numbers, making it a crucial tool for developing test data for Django apps, etc…

In this article, we will explore how to use Python Faker in Django and provide you with various examples to make your testing process more interactive and informative.

Installing the library is required before you can begin using Python Faker in your Django project.

pip install faker

Let’s start with some basic usage of Python Faker in Django. Imagine you want to populate your database with fake user data for testing purposes.

Example 1: Generating Fake User Data

# In your Django project, import the Faker library
from faker import Faker

# Create an instance of the Faker class
fake = Faker()

# Generate a fake name, email and address
fake_name = fake.name()
fake_email =…

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Rajan Sahu
Rajan Sahu

Written by Rajan Sahu

Backend and Data Engineer by Day; Teacher, Friend and Content-Writer by night.

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