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How can I generate a fake Base64 encoded string for the Factory Boy module?

asked 2023-07-19 13:25:56 +0000

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answered 2023-07-19 13:45:02 +0000

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To generate a fake Base64 encoded string using Factory Boy module, you can define a factory for the object or model that requires the Base64 encoded string and use the Faker library to generate a random string that can be encoded in Base64.

Here's an example for a factory that generates a fake Base64 encoded string for a User model:

import factory
import base64
from faker import Faker

fake = Faker()

class UserFactory(factory.Factory):
    class Meta:
        model = User

    name = fake.name()
    email = fake.email()
    password = base64.b64encode(bytes(fake.password(), 'utf-8')).decode('utf-8')

In this example, the Faker library is used to generate a random password string, which is then encoded in Base64 using the base64.b64encode() method. The resulting string is decoded using the .decode() method to convert it back to a UTF-8 string.

You can adjust the length and complexity of the password string generated by the Faker library to suit your needs.

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