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 and of a specified length.
  
      >>> generate_random_numbers(5, 1.0, 10.0)
      [3.456, 7.890, 2.345, 6.789, 1.234]
      >>> generate_random_numbers(3, -5.0, 5.0)
      [-2.345, 3.456, -1.234]
      """
output:     import random
      return [random.uniform(min_value, max_value) for _ in range(length)]