input: from typing import List
  
  def generate_random_numbers(length: int, min_value: float, max_value: float) -> List[float]:
      """Generate a list of random numbers within a specified range.
      >>> generate_random_numbers(3, 1.0, 10.0)
      [2.3, 5.6, 8.4]
      >>> generate_random_numbers(5, 20.0, 30.0)
      [22.1, 25.7, 28.9, 23.4, 26.8]
      """
output:     import random
      return [random.uniform(min_value, max_value) for _ in range(length)]