Mimesis: generating realistic test data in Python
Mimesis is a Python library for generating fake but realistic data in various languages and regions.
The library supports the creation of various value types
- names
- addresses
- dates
- phone numbers
- email addresses
- financial data
Main use cases include populating test databases, simulating API responses, generating fixtures in JSON or XML format, creating sample datasets, and anonymizing production data.
A simple and intuitive API makes it easy to generate realistic data for development and testing.












