{"id":6848,"library":"random-user-agent","title":"Random User Agent","description":"This Python library provides lists of user agents based on filters such as operating system, software name, and popularity. It currently holds a collection of over 326,000 user agents. The library's last release was version 1.0.1 in December 2018, making its user agent data significantly outdated for modern web scraping and automation tasks.","status":"abandoned","version":"1.0.1","language":"en","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/Luqman-Ud-Din/random_user_agent","tags":["user-agent","web-scraping","automation","http-headers"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install random_user_agent","lang":"bash","label":"Install stable version"}],"dependencies":[],"imports":[{"symbol":"UserAgent","correct":"from random_user_agent.user_agent import UserAgent"},{"symbol":"SoftwareName, OperatingSystem","correct":"from random_user_agent.params import SoftwareName, OperatingSystem"}],"quickstart":{"code":"from random_user_agent.user_agent import UserAgent\nfrom random_user_agent.params import SoftwareName, OperatingSystem\n\n# Define desired filters\nsoftware_names = [SoftwareName.CHROME.value, SoftwareName.FIREFOX.value]\noperating_systems = [OperatingSystem.WINDOWS.value, OperatingSystem.LINUX.value]\n\n# Initialize the UserAgent rotator with filters and a limit\nuser_agent_rotator = UserAgent(\n    software_names=software_names,\n    operating_systems=operating_systems,\n    limit=10 # Get 10 random user agents\n)\n\n# Get a list of user agents\nuser_agents = user_agent_rotator.get_user_agents()\n\n# Print some user agents\nfor i, ua in enumerate(user_agents[:3]):\n    print(f\"User Agent {i+1}: {ua}\")\n\n# Get a single random user agent\nsingle_ua = user_agent_rotator.get_random_user_agent()\nprint(f\"\\nSingle Random User Agent: {single_ua}\")","lang":"python","description":"This quickstart demonstrates how to import the UserAgent class and parameter enums, initialize a user agent rotator with specific browser and operating system filters, retrieve a list of user agents, and get a single random user agent."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Consider using actively maintained libraries like 'fake-useragent' or 'ua-generator' that provide up-to-date user agent lists or dynamically generate them. Always verify the recency of user agent data if using any random user agent generator.","message":"The library has not been updated since December 2018. As user agent strings evolve rapidly with new browser and OS versions, the data provided by this library is severely outdated. Using these old user agents in modern web scraping or automation tasks is highly likely to lead to detection or incorrect rendering.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":"1.0.1 and earlier"},{"fix":"Assess the critical need for up-to-date user agents. If your application relies on current browser and OS identities, this library is unsuitable. Migrate to a well-maintained alternative.","message":"The project is no longer actively maintained, with the last commit dating back to 2018. This means there will be no bug fixes, feature updates, or updates to its internal user agent database, which is crucial for the utility of such a library.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"All versions"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[]}