Generating SSN

[arossert]

The new release (19.0.0) removed the USASpecProvider, which helped me generate SSN (social security number).

Is this not possible anymore?

[lk-geimfari]

Builtin providers where removed in 19.0.0.

We've added "Custom Field Handlers".

You can register ssn field, like this:

from mimesis import Field, Locale

field = Field(Locale.EN)


@field.handle("ssn")
def ssn(random, **kwargs) -> str:
    """Generate a random, but valid SSN.

    :returns: SSN.

    :Example:
        569-66-5801
    """
    area = random.randint(1, 899)
    if area == 666:
        area = 665

    return "{:03}-{:02}-{:04}".format(
        area,
        random.randint(1, 99),
        random.randint(1, 9999),
    )


field('ssn')

Output: '887-79-0715'

[lk-geimfari]

If you’re wondering why I did this, the answer is:

I wanted to unify the providers and minimize their number, because combining the built-in providers with the rest of Mimesis’s functionality was becoming increasingly difficult.

In 20.0.0, I’ll add the mimesis.fields package, where I’ll put the most commonly used country-specific data generators.

[arossert]

Thanks for the answer, maybe you can consider adding SSN to the Person class, this will make a lot of sense

[lk-geimfari]

Thanks for the answer, maybe you can consider adding SSN to the Person class, this will make a lot of sense

The problem is that locale-aware classes are meant to be universal across all locales. Because of that, I’m trying to avoid designs like this:

person = Person(locale=Locale.RU)
person.ssn()

This doesn’t make sense, since an SSN is specific to the US and shouldn’t exist for other locales.