input: from typing import List
  
  def generate_random_numbers(length: int, min_value: float, max_value: float) -> List[float]:
      """ Generates a list of random numbers within a specified range.
      >>> generate_random_numbers(5, 1.0, 10.0)
      [6.2345, 4.5678, 9.0123, 2.3456, 7.8901]
      """
output:     import random
      return [random.uniform(min_value, max_value) for _ in range(length)]