I wrote a much simpler Python version a few years ago: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Phony/0.5.0 https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Phony/0.5.0 I don't recommend my

I wrote a much simpler Python version a few years ago: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Phony/0.5.0 https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Phony/0.5.0 I don't recommend my version: it isn't maintained and isn't complete. However, writing a faker-type library is a great way to learn a language: you learn about how to organize code, how it handles different types, and how to package it up for use.