{"id":24090,"library":"names-generator","title":"Names Generator","description":"Clone of the Moby/Docker random name generator as a Python package. It generates random, fun names (e.g., 'happy_babbage') by combining adjectives with surnames. Current version 0.2.0, maintenance mode.","status":"maintenance","version":"0.2.0","language":"python","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/glentner/names_generator","tags":["names","random","docker","generator"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install names-generator","lang":"bash","label":"default"}],"dependencies":[],"imports":[{"note":"The module is 'names_generator' (with underscore), not 'names-generator'.","symbol":"get_random_name","correct":"from names_generator import get_random_name"}],"quickstart":{"code":"from names_generator import get_random_name\n\nname = get_random_name()\nprint(name)\n# Example output: 'happy_babbage'","lang":"python","description":"Generate a single random name."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Use 'from names_generator import get_random_name'","message":"Import path uses underscore: 'names_generator', not 'names-generator' (with hyphen).","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"all"},{"fix":"Consider using the original Docker name generator or a more active fork if needed.","message":"The package is in maintenance mode. New releases are only for dependency updates or CI fixes.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":"0.2.0"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Install the package (pip install names-generator) and import as 'names_generator' (underscore).","cause":"Trying to import using the hyphenated package name.","error":"ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'names-generator'"},{"fix":"Ensure you have version 0.2.0 (pip install --upgrade names-generator) and use 'from names_generator import get_random_name'.","cause":"Recently introduced incorrect naming or version mismatch.","error":"AttributeError: module 'names_generator' has no attribute 'get_random_name'"}],"ecosystem":"pypi","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null}