Locale ar_EG

faker.providers.date_time

class faker.providers.date_time.ar_EG.Provider(generator: Any)

Bases: Provider

am_pm() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.am_pm()
...
'م'
'ص'
'م'
'ص'
'ص'
century() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.century()
...
'الثالث عشر'
'الرابع عشر'
'الثاني'
'التاسع'
'الثامن عشر'
date(pattern: str = '%Y-%m-%d', end_datetime: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int | None = None) str

Get a date string between January 1, 1970 and now.

Parameters:
  • pattern – Format of the date (year-month-day by default)

  • end_datetime – A DateParseType. Defaults to the current date and time

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date()
...
'2017-08-28'
'2012-10-11'
'1993-09-26'
'1984-08-12'
'1998-11-09'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(pattern='%m/%d/%Y')
...
'08/28/2017'
'10/11/2012'
'09/26/1993'
'08/12/1984'
'11/09/1998'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(end_datetime='+1w')
...
'2017-09-03'
'2012-10-16'
'1993-09-29'
'1984-08-14'
'1998-11-12'
date_between(start_date: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int = '-30y', end_date: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int = 'today') date

Get a Date object based on a random date between two given dates. Accepts date strings that can be recognized by strtotime().

Parameters:
  • start_date – A DateParseType. Defaults to 30 years ago

  • end_date – A DateParseType. Defaults to "today"

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between()
...
datetime.date(2021, 10, 8)
datetime.date(2019, 3, 5)
datetime.date(2009, 1, 19)
datetime.date(2004, 3, 15)
datetime.date(2011, 10, 10)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date='-1w')
...
datetime.date(2026, 6, 7)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 7)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 4)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 3)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 5)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date="-1y", end_date="+1w")
...
datetime.date(2026, 4, 18)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 17)
datetime.date(2025, 11, 11)
datetime.date(2025, 9, 12)
datetime.date(2025, 12, 15)
date_between_dates(date_start: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int | None = None, date_end: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int | None = None) date

Get a random date between the two given dates.

Parameters:
  • date_start – A DateParseType. Defaults to the UNIX epoch

  • date_end – A DateParseType. Defaults to the current date and time

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between_dates()
...
datetime.date(2026, 6, 9)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 9)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 9)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 9)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 9)
date_object(end_datetime: datetime | None = None) date

Get a date object between January 1, 1970 and now

Parameters:

end_datetime – A DateParseType. Defaults to the current date and time

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_object()
...
datetime.date(2017, 8, 28)
datetime.date(2012, 10, 11)
datetime.date(1993, 9, 26)
datetime.date(1984, 8, 12)
datetime.date(1998, 11, 9)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_object(end_datetime='+1w')
...
datetime.date(2017, 9, 3)
datetime.date(2012, 10, 16)
datetime.date(1993, 9, 29)
datetime.date(1984, 8, 14)
datetime.date(1998, 11, 12)
date_of_birth(tzinfo: tzinfo | None = None, minimum_age: int = 0, maximum_age: int = 115) date

Generate a random date of birth represented as a Date object, constrained by optional miminimum_age and maximum_age parameters.

Parameters:
  • tzinfo – Defaults to None.

  • minimum_age – Defaults to 0.

  • maximum_age – Defaults to 115.

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_of_birth()
...
datetime.date(2008, 5, 22)
datetime.date(1998, 5, 11)
datetime.date(1959, 3, 23)
datetime.date(1940, 6, 21)
datetime.date(1969, 9, 29)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_of_birth(minimum_age=30, maximum_age=50)
...
datetime.date(1993, 3, 3)
datetime.date(1991, 5, 10)
datetime.date(1984, 4, 8)
datetime.date(1980, 11, 15)
datetime.date(1986, 3, 4)
date_this_century(before_today: bool = True, after_today: bool = False) date

Gets a Date object for the current century.

Parameters:
  • before_today – include days in current century before today. Defaults to True

  • after_today – include days in current century after today. Defaults to False

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_century()
...
datetime.date(2022, 4, 28)
datetime.date(2020, 1, 14)
datetime.date(2011, 2, 13)
datetime.date(2006, 11, 5)
datetime.date(2013, 7, 7)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_century(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2088, 7, 21)
datetime.date(2082, 3, 12)
datetime.date(2057, 5, 17)
datetime.date(2045, 6, 25)
datetime.date(2064, 1, 18)
date_this_decade(before_today: bool = True, after_today: bool = False) date

Gets a Date object for the decade year.

Parameters:
  • before_today – include days in current decade before today. Defaults to True

  • after_today – include days in current decade after today. Defaults to False

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_decade()
...
datetime.date(2025, 6, 8)
datetime.date(2024, 11, 16)
datetime.date(2022, 9, 15)
datetime.date(2021, 8, 31)
datetime.date(2023, 4, 17)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_decade(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2029, 6, 12)
datetime.date(2029, 2, 19)
datetime.date(2027, 12, 8)
datetime.date(2027, 5, 12)
datetime.date(2028, 4, 4)
date_this_month(before_today: bool = True, after_today: bool = False) date

Gets a Date object for the current month.

Parameters:
  • before_today – include days in current month before today. Defaults to True

  • after_today – include days in current month after today. Defaults to False

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_month()
...
datetime.date(2026, 6, 7)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 7)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 4)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 3)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 5)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_month(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 6, 27)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 25)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 18)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 14)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 20)
date_this_year(before_today: bool = True, after_today: bool = False) date

Gets a Date object for the current year.

Parameters:
  • before_today – include days in current year before today. Defaults to True

  • after_today – include days in current year after today. Defaults to False

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_year()
...
datetime.date(2026, 5, 15)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 1)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 8)
datetime.date(2026, 2, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 23)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_year(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 11, 29)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 12)
datetime.date(2026, 9, 3)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 1)
datetime.date(2026, 9, 22)
date_time(tzinfo: tzinfo | None = None, end_datetime: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int | None = None) datetime

Get a datetime object for a date between January 1, 1970 and a specified end_datetime

Parameters:
  • tzinfo – timezone, instance of datetime.tzinfo subclass

  • end_datetime – A DateParseType. Defaults to the current date and time

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time()
...
datetime.datetime(2017, 8, 28, 20, 22, 43, 657644)
datetime.datetime(2012, 10, 11, 9, 58, 25, 706664)
datetime.datetime(1993, 9, 26, 15, 8, 57, 749735)
datetime.datetime(1984, 8, 12, 6, 58, 27, 377627)
datetime.datetime(1998, 11, 9, 9, 5, 45, 885741)
date_time_ad(tzinfo: tzinfo | None = None, end_datetime: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int | None = None, start_datetime: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int | None = None) datetime

Get a datetime object for a date between January 1, 0001 and now

Parameters:
  • tzinfo – timezone, instance of datetime.tzinfo subclass

  • end_datetime – A DateParseType. Defaults to the current date and time

  • start_datetime – A DateParseType. Defaults to UNIX timestamp -62135596800,

equivalent to 0001-01-01 00:00:00 UTC

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_ad()
...
datetime.datetime(1711, 4, 29, 22, 57, 39, 127502)
datetime.datetime(1536, 3, 11, 10, 4, 39, 590034)
datetime.datetime(852, 11, 3, 17, 31, 49, 793732)
datetime.datetime(525, 6, 3, 9, 5, 8, 347481)
datetime.datetime(1036, 7, 22, 17, 31, 26, 877945)
date_time_between(start_date: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int = '-30y', end_date: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int = 'now', tzinfo: tzinfo | None = None) datetime

Get a datetime object based on a random date between two given dates. Accepts date strings that can be recognized by strtotime().

Parameters:
  • start_date – A DateParseType. Defaults to 30 years ago

  • end_date – A DateParseType. Defaults to "now"

  • tzinfo – timezone, instance of datetime.tzinfo subclass

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between()
...
datetime.datetime(2021, 10, 9, 5, 23, 24, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 3, 6, 18, 48, 10, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2009, 1, 21, 0, 17, 51, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 3, 16, 17, 28, 27, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2011, 10, 11, 20, 45, 23, 171082)
date_time_between_dates(datetime_start: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int | None = None, datetime_end: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int | None = None, tzinfo: tzinfo | None = None) datetime

Get a random datetime between the two given datetimes.

Parameters:
  • datetime_start – A DateParseType. Defaults to the UNIX epoch

  • datetime_end – A DateParseType. Defaults to the current date and time

  • tzinfo – timezone, instance of datetime.tzinfo subclass

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates()
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 9, 22, 12, 41)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 9, 22, 12, 41)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 9, 22, 12, 41)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 9, 22, 12, 41)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 9, 22, 12, 41)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='-30y', datetime_end='now')
...
datetime.datetime(2021, 10, 9, 5, 23, 24, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 3, 6, 18, 48, 10, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2009, 1, 21, 0, 17, 51, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 3, 16, 17, 28, 27, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2011, 10, 11, 20, 45, 23, 171082)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='now', datetime_end='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 4, 14, 8, 12, 38, 441207)
datetime.datetime(2027, 3, 13, 18, 15, 27, 993625)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 10, 12, 50, 27, 345382)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 12, 11, 48, 48, 534973)
datetime.datetime(2026, 12, 13, 15, 55, 22, 405703)
date_time_this_century(before_now: bool = True, after_now: bool = False, tzinfo: tzinfo | None = None) datetime

Gets a datetime object for the current century.

Parameters:
  • before_now – include days in current century before today. Defaults to True

  • after_now – include days in current century after today. Defaults to False

  • tzinfo – timezone, instance of datetime.tzinfo subclass

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_century()
...
datetime.datetime(2022, 4, 29, 12, 27, 12, 31024)
datetime.datetime(2020, 1, 15, 12, 13, 13, 350004)
datetime.datetime(2011, 2, 13, 10, 16, 54, 865203)
datetime.datetime(2006, 11, 5, 8, 9, 15, 409883)
datetime.datetime(2013, 7, 8, 8, 12, 18, 541844)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_century(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2088, 7, 21, 21, 57, 11, 137661)
datetime.datetime(2082, 3, 12, 16, 49, 14, 272884)
datetime.datetime(2057, 5, 17, 20, 58, 38, 57545)
datetime.datetime(2045, 6, 26, 12, 28, 49, 494639)
datetime.datetime(2064, 1, 18, 21, 25, 37, 164356)
date_time_this_decade(before_now: bool = True, after_now: bool = False, tzinfo: tzinfo | None = None) datetime

Gets a datetime object for the decade year.

Parameters:
  • before_now – include days in current decade before today. Defaults to True

  • after_now – include days in current decade after today. Defaults to False

  • tzinfo – timezone, instance of datetime.tzinfo subclass

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_decade()
...
datetime.datetime(2025, 6, 9, 0, 24, 51, 597287)
datetime.datetime(2024, 11, 17, 15, 39, 16, 25427)
datetime.datetime(2022, 9, 16, 3, 40, 20, 480653)
datetime.datetime(2021, 8, 31, 22, 52, 10, 628979)
datetime.datetime(2023, 4, 17, 11, 31, 15, 600604)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_decade(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2029, 6, 12, 13, 56, 58, 643567)
datetime.datetime(2029, 2, 20, 1, 56, 7, 267069)
datetime.datetime(2027, 12, 9, 2, 53, 26, 403913)
datetime.datetime(2027, 5, 12, 19, 5, 27, 965086)
datetime.datetime(2028, 4, 5, 3, 10, 3, 937979)
date_time_this_month(before_now: bool = True, after_now: bool = False, tzinfo: tzinfo | None = None) datetime

Gets a datetime object for the current month.

Parameters:
  • before_now – include days in current month before today. Defaults to True

  • after_now – include days in current month after today. Defaults to False

  • tzinfo – timezone, instance of datetime.tzinfo subclass

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_month()
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 8, 12, 53, 5, 199444)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 7, 18, 21, 44, 875326)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 4, 18, 5, 28, 400845)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 3, 7, 27, 46, 500073)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 5, 13, 31, 15, 125405)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_month(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 27, 17, 18, 37, 239709)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 25, 21, 34, 33, 937095)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 18, 18, 55, 54, 136668)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 15, 9, 10, 6, 716687)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 20, 16, 48, 29, 952382)
date_time_this_year(before_now: bool = True, after_now: bool = False, tzinfo: tzinfo | None = None) datetime

Gets a datetime object for the current year.

Parameters:
  • before_now – include days in current year before today. Defaults to True

  • after_now – include days in current year after today. Defaults to False

  • tzinfo – timezone, instance of datetime.tzinfo subclass

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_year()
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 16, 1, 4, 10, 443180)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 2, 5, 11, 21, 197846)
datetime.datetime(2026, 3, 9, 6, 14, 33, 472997)
datetime.datetime(2026, 2, 11, 9, 46, 37, 991095)
datetime.datetime(2026, 3, 23, 18, 22, 49, 650269)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_year(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 30, 2, 16, 38, 66514)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 12, 8, 42, 9, 853279)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 4, 4, 10, 32, 900085)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 2, 0, 32, 41, 646144)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 22, 18, 35, 50, 962812)
day_of_month() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_month()
...
'28'
'11'
'26'
'12'
'09'
day_of_week() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_week()
...
'الأحد'
'الأربعاء'
'السبت'
'السبت'
'الأحد'
future_date(end_date: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int = '+30d') date

Get a Date object based on a random date between 1 day from now and a given date.

Parameters:
  • end_date – A DateParseType. Defaults to "+30d"

  • tzinfo – timezone, instance of datetime.tzinfo subclass

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_date()
...
datetime.date(2026, 7, 4)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 1)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 22)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 24)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_date(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.date(2027, 4, 13)
datetime.date(2027, 3, 12)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 10)
datetime.date(2026, 9, 12)
datetime.date(2026, 12, 13)
future_datetime(end_date: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int = '+30d', tzinfo: tzinfo | None = None) datetime

Get a datetime object based on a random date between 1 second form now and a given date.

Parameters:
  • end_date – A DateParseType. Defaults to "+30d"

  • tzinfo – timezone, instance of datetime.tzinfo subclass

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_datetime()
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 5, 6, 11, 42, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 2, 15, 56, 19, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 22, 13, 1, 23, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 17, 16, 37, 53, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 25, 6, 19, 45, 566513)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_datetime(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 4, 14, 8, 12, 38, 596785)
datetime.datetime(2027, 3, 13, 18, 15, 28, 235670)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 10, 12, 50, 27, 924810)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 12, 11, 48, 49, 276056)
datetime.datetime(2026, 12, 13, 15, 55, 22, 894428)
iso8601(tzinfo: tzinfo | None = None, end_datetime: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int | None = None, sep: str = 'T', timespec: str = 'auto') str

Get an ISO 8601 string for a datetime between the UNIX epoch and now.

Parameters:
  • tzinfo – timezone, instance of datetime.tzinfo subclass

  • end_datetime – A DateParseType. Defaults to the current date and time

  • sep – separator between date and time, defaults to ‘T’

  • timespec – format specifier for the time part, defaults to ‘auto’ - see datetime.isoformat() documentation

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.iso8601()
...
'2017-08-28T20:22:43.657644'
'2012-10-11T09:58:25.706664'
'1993-09-26T15:08:57.749735'
'1984-08-12T06:58:27.377627'
'1998-11-09T09:05:45.885741'
month() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.month()
...
'08'
'10'
'09'
'08'
'11'
month_name() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.month_name()
...
'أغسطس'
'أكتوبر'
'سبتمبر'
'أغسطس'
'نوفمبر'
past_date(start_date: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int = '-30d', tzinfo: tzinfo | None = None) date

Get a Date object based on a random date between a given date and 1 day ago.

Parameters:
  • start_date – A DateParseType. Defaults to "-30d"

  • tzinfo – timezone, instance of datetime.tzinfo subclass

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.past_date()
...
datetime.date(2026, 6, 3)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 31)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 22)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 24)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.past_date(start_date='-1y')
...
datetime.date(2026, 4, 12)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 11)
datetime.date(2025, 11, 8)
datetime.date(2025, 9, 10)
datetime.date(2025, 12, 11)
past_datetime(start_date: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int = '-30d', tzinfo: tzinfo | None = None) datetime

Get a datetime object based on a random date between a given date and 1 second ago.

Parameters:
  • start_date – A DateParseType. Defaults to "-30d"

  • tzinfo – timezone, instance of datetime.tzinfo subclass

Example:

datetime(‘1999-02-02 11:42:52’)

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.past_datetime()
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 5, 6, 11, 41, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 2, 15, 56, 18, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 23, 13, 1, 22, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 18, 16, 37, 52, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 26, 6, 19, 44, 566513)
pytimezone(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) tzinfo | None

Generate a random timezone (see faker.timezone for any args) and return a Python object usable as a tzinfo for datetime or other fakers.

time(pattern: str = '%H:%M:%S', end_datetime: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int | None = None) str

Get a time string (24h format by default)

Parameters:
  • pattern – format

  • end_datetime – A DateParseType. Defaults to the current date and time

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time()
...
'20:22:43'
'09:58:25'
'15:08:57'
'06:58:27'
'09:05:45'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time(pattern='%I:%M %p')
...
'08:22 PM'
'09:58 AM'
'03:08 PM'
'06:58 AM'
'09:05 AM'
time_delta(end_datetime: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int | None = None) timedelta

Get a random timedelta object of duration between the current date and time and end_datetime

Parameters:

end_datetime – A DateParseType. Defaults to the current date and time

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time_delta()
...
datetime.timedelta(0)
datetime.timedelta(0)
datetime.timedelta(0)
datetime.timedelta(0)
datetime.timedelta(0)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time_delta(end_datetime='+30h')
...
datetime.timedelta(days=1, seconds=4797, microseconds=559965)
datetime.timedelta(seconds=81859, microseconds=75518)
datetime.timedelta(seconds=45421, microseconds=730730)
datetime.timedelta(seconds=27963, microseconds=9032)
datetime.timedelta(seconds=55217, microseconds=669908)
time_object(end_datetime: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int | None = None) time

Get a time object

Parameters:

end_datetime – A DateParseType. Defaults to the current date and time

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time_object()
...
datetime.time(20, 22, 43, 657644)
datetime.time(9, 58, 25, 706664)
datetime.time(15, 8, 57, 749735)
datetime.time(6, 58, 27, 377627)
datetime.time(9, 5, 45, 885741)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time_object(end_datetime='+1h')
...
datetime.time(21, 13, 23, 576310)
datetime.time(10, 43, 54, 342515)
datetime.time(15, 34, 11, 807426)
datetime.time(7, 13, 59, 477928)
datetime.time(9, 36, 26, 474738)
time_series(start_date: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int = '-30d', end_date: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int = 'now', precision: float | None = None, distrib: Callable[[datetime], float] | None = None, tzinfo: tzinfo | None = None) Iterator[Tuple[datetime, Any]]

Returns a generator yielding tuples of (<datetime>, <value>).

The data points will start at start_date, and be at every time interval specified by precision.

Parameters:
  • start_date – A DateParseType. Defaults to "-30d"

  • end_date – A DateParseType. Defaults to "now"

  • precision – A float representing the time interval between data points.

Defaults to 1/30th of the time :param distrib: A callable that accepts a datetime object and returns a value. Defaults to a uniform distribution :param tzinfo: timezone, instance of datetime.tzinfo subclass

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time_series()
...
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7e8eeedeb4c0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7e8eeedeb4c0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7e8eeedeb4c0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7e8eeedeb4c0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7e8eeedeb4c0>
timezone() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.timezone()
...
'الهندي/جزر_المالديف'
'أمريكا/باربادوس'
'أوروبا/ستوكهولم'
'إفريقيا/ويندهوك'
'آسيا/قطر'
unix_time(end_datetime: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int | None = None, start_datetime: date | datetime | timedelta | str | int | None = None) float

Get a timestamp between January 1, 1970 and now, unless passed explicit start_datetime or end_datetime values.

On Windows, the decimal part is always 0.

Parameters:
  • end_datetime – A DateParseType. Defaults to the UNIX epoch

  • start_datetime – A DateParseType. Defaults to the current date and time

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.unix_time()
...
1503951763.6576443
1349949505.706664
749056137.7497352
461141907.37762713
910602345.8857408
year() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.year()
...
'2017'
'2012'
'1993'
'1984'
'1998'