pythondjangopipfaker

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import os
os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'first_project.settings')

import django
django.setup()

#FAKE POP SCRIPT
import random
from first_app.models import Topic, AccessRecord, Webpage
from faker import Faker

fakegen = Faker()
topics = ['Search', 'Social', 'Market', 'News', 'Games']

def add_topic():
    t = Topic.objects.get_or_create(top_name = random.choice(topics))[0]
    t.save()
    return t
def populate(N=5):

    for entry in range(N):
        #Get the topic for the entry
        top = add_topic()
    
        #Create the fake data for that entry
        fake_url = fakegen.url()
        fake_date = fakegen.date()
        fake_name = fakegen.company()
    
        #Create the new webpage entry
        webpg = Webpage.objects.get_or_create(topic = top,url = fake_url, name = fake_name)[0]
    
        #Create a fake access record for that webpage
        acc_rec = AccessRecord.objects.get_or_create(name = webpg, date = fake_date)[0]
    
        if __name__ == '__main__':
            print("populating script!")
            populate(20)
            print("populating complete!")

The code executes but does nothing. I've already try uninstall faker and install it again, install older versions, I tried to install with pip and anaconda as well but none of these worked. I would appretiate any help.


Solution

  • The indentation of if __name__ == '__main__': is wrong. The right way is outside the populate function like the following:

    import os
    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'first_project.settings')
    
    import django
    django.setup()
    
    #FAKE POP SCRIPT
    import random
    from first_app.models import Topic, AccessRecord, Webpage
    from faker import Faker
    
    fakegen = Faker()
    topics = ['Search', 'Social', 'Market', 'News', 'Games']
    
    def add_topic():
        t = Topic.objects.get_or_create(top_name = random.choice(topics))[0]
        t.save()
        return t
    def populate(N=5):
    
        for entry in range(N):
            #Get the topic for the entry
            top = add_topic()
        
            #Create the fake data for that entry
            fake_url = fakegen.url()
            fake_date = fakegen.date()
            fake_name = fakegen.company()
        
            #Create the new webpage entry
            webpg = Webpage.objects.get_or_create(topic = top,url = fake_url, name = fake_name)[0]
        
            #Create a fake access record for that webpage
            acc_rec = AccessRecord.objects.get_or_create(name = webpg, date = fake_date)[0]
        
    if __name__ == '__main__':
        print("populating script!")
        populate(20)
        print("populating complete!")
    

    Testing with minimal-reproducible-example it works:

    from faker import Faker
    
    fakegen = Faker()
    
    def populate(N=5):
        for _ in range(N):
            #Create the fake data for that entry
            fake_url = fakegen.url()
            fake_date = fakegen.date()
            fake_name = fakegen.company()
            print(fake_url, fake_date, fake_name)
    
    if __name__ == '__main__':
        print("populating script!")
        populate(20)
        print("populating complete!")
    

    The output

    populating script!
    https://www.jackson-allen.com/ 1987-05-26 Rogers, Adams and Keith
    https://jefferson-smith.com/ 1976-01-05 Murphy-Smith
    https://swanson-evans.info/ 1986-02-10 Martin-Fields
    http://www.fleming-miller.com/ 2010-06-18 Tanner-Frost
    https://higgins.net/ 2008-11-20 Mccoy-Jones
    http://www.cunningham.net/ 2017-02-10 Kramer-Mccall
    http://wright-mills.com/ 1973-08-14 Moran, Humphrey and Spears
    https://diaz.com/ 2017-05-16 Thomas Ltd
    http://klein-flores.com/ 1988-12-18 Gentry Group
    http://www.potts.com/ 1986-01-29 King-Moore
    https://perez.biz/ 1998-09-09 Robinson, Fowler and Callahan
    https://khan.com/ 2016-06-17 Wells-Mcdonald
    https://manning-garcia.com/ 2011-04-28 Jenkins, Crawford and Garcia
    https://foster.com/ 2004-09-26 Rodriguez Ltd
    https://www.wright.com/ 1987-10-06 Velasquez Group
    http://www.davis.net/ 1985-07-28 Armstrong, Wood and Grant
    http://www.blevins.biz/ 1984-03-10 Ross LLC
    http://www.mcintyre.biz/ 1971-11-23 Daugherty-Jackson
    http://thompson.com/ 1980-07-15 Payne, Powers and Wilson
    https://www.thomas-mason.com/ 2002-08-09 Pacheco, Palmer and Hernandez
    populating complete!