.. index::
   pair: Python ; Faker
   

.. _faker_ref:

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2016-10-25 Building fake users with the Python faker module
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.. seealso::

   - :ref:`faker`
   - http://blog.districtdatalabs.com/a-practical-guide-to-anonymizing-datasets-with-python-faker



Motivation
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We want to test the autocomplete test with a large number of users. So, we want 
to create *fake* users.

.. figure:: long_list.png
   :align: center