Вы можете использовать понимание списка:
df['Firstname']= [names.get_first_name(gender) for gender in df['Gender'].str.lower()]
И услышать - это хак, который читает все имена по полу (вместе с их вероятностями), а затем случайным образом выбирает.
import names
def get_names(gender):
if not isinstance(gender, (str, unicode)) or gender.lower() not in ('male', 'female'):
raise ValueError('Invalid gender')
with open(names.FILES['first:{}'.format(gender.lower())], 'rb') as fin:
first_names = []
probs = []
for line in fin:
first_name, prob, dummy, dummy = line.strip().split()
first_names.append(first_name)
probs.append(float(prob) / 100)
return pd.DataFrame({'first_name': first_names, 'probability': probs})
def get_random_first_names(n, first_names_by_gender):
first_names = (
first_names_by_gender
.sample(n, replace=True, weights='probability')
.loc[:, 'first_name']
.tolist()
)
return first_names
first_names = {gender: get_names(gender) for gender in ('Male', 'Female')}
>>> get_random_first_names(3, first_names['Male'])
['RICHARD', 'EDWARD', 'HOMER']
>>> get_random_first_names(4, first_names['Female'])
['JANICE', 'CAROLINE', 'DOROTHY', 'DIANE']