`faker.providers.date_time`¶

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

Bases: BaseProvider

Most methods of the provider accept a ‘start_datetime’ and/or ‘end_datetime’ parameter.

These parameters accept a variety of types, and are used to define the range of the random date/time.

We call this type DateParseType.

A DateParseType can be:

a datetime or date object
an integer or a float, representing UNIX a timestamp
the special string ‘now’
the special string ‘today’
a timedelta object, representing a time delta from now
a ‘timedelta string’, such as ‘+2d’, ‘-3w’, ‘+4y’, etc. Representing a time delta from now.

am_pm() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.am_pm()
...
'AM'
'PM'
'PM'
'AM'
'AM'

century() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.century()
...
'XIII'
'XIV'
'II'
'IX'
'XVII'

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()
...
'2017-10-14'
'2012-11-21'
'1993-10-19'
'1984-08-26'
'1998-12-07'

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(pattern='%m/%d/%Y')
...
'10/14/2017'
'11/21/2012'
'10/19/1993'
'08/26/1984'
'12/07/1998'

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(end_datetime='+1w')
...
'2017-10-20'
'2012-11-27'
'1993-10-22'
'1984-08-28'
'1998-12-10'

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, 12, 2)
datetime.date(2019, 4, 29)
datetime.date(2009, 3, 15)
datetime.date(2004, 5, 9)
datetime.date(2011, 12, 4)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date='-1w')
...
datetime.date(2026, 8, 1)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 1)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 29)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 30)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date="-1y", end_date="+1w")
...
datetime.date(2026, 6, 12)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 1, 5)
datetime.date(2025, 11, 6)
datetime.date(2026, 2, 8)

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, 8, 3)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 3)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 3)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 3)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 3)

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, 10, 14)
datetime.date(2012, 11, 21)
datetime.date(1993, 10, 19)
datetime.date(1984, 8, 26)
datetime.date(1998, 12, 7)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_object(end_datetime='+1w')
...
datetime.date(2017, 10, 20)
datetime.date(2012, 11, 27)
datetime.date(1993, 10, 22)
datetime.date(1984, 8, 28)
datetime.date(1998, 12, 10)

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, 7, 16)
datetime.date(1998, 7, 5)
datetime.date(1959, 5, 17)
datetime.date(1940, 8, 15)
datetime.date(1969, 11, 23)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_of_birth(minimum_age=30, maximum_age=50)
...
datetime.date(1993, 4, 27)
datetime.date(1991, 7, 4)
datetime.date(1984, 6, 2)
datetime.date(1981, 1, 9)
datetime.date(1986, 4, 28)

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, 6, 14)
datetime.date(2020, 2, 25)
datetime.date(2011, 3, 8)
datetime.date(2006, 11, 19)
datetime.date(2013, 8, 4)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_century(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2088, 7, 30)
datetime.date(2082, 3, 25)
datetime.date(2057, 6, 18)
datetime.date(2045, 8, 5)
datetime.date(2064, 2, 14)

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, 7, 24)
datetime.date(2024, 12, 28)
datetime.date(2022, 10, 8)
datetime.date(2021, 9, 14)
datetime.date(2023, 5, 15)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_decade(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2029, 6, 20)
datetime.date(2029, 3, 5)
datetime.date(2028, 1, 9)
datetime.date(2027, 6, 21)
datetime.date(2028, 5, 1)

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, 8, 2)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 2)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 1)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 1)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 2)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_month(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 8, 27)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 24)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 15)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 10)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 17)

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, 6, 30)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 12)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 1)
datetime.date(2026, 2, 25)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 20)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_year(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 12, 8)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 25)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 9, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 19)

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, 10, 14, 2, 47, 43, 458139)
datetime.datetime(2012, 11, 21, 22, 41, 7, 913819)
datetime.datetime(1993, 10, 19, 16, 12, 6, 977961)
datetime.datetime(1984, 8, 26, 11, 27, 1, 344848)
datetime.datetime(1998, 12, 7, 9, 25, 24, 506898)

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, 6, 15, 5, 22, 38, 927994)
datetime.datetime(1536, 4, 21, 22, 47, 21, 797188)
datetime.datetime(852, 11, 26, 18, 34, 59, 21957)
datetime.datetime(525, 6, 17, 13, 33, 42, 314697)
datetime.datetime(1036, 8, 19, 17, 51, 5, 499100)

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, 12, 3, 0, 23, 32, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 4, 30, 13, 48, 18, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2009, 3, 16, 19, 17, 59, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 5, 10, 12, 28, 35, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2011, 12, 5, 15, 45, 31, 171082)

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, 8, 3, 17, 12, 49)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 3, 17, 12, 49)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 3, 17, 12, 49)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 3, 17, 12, 49)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 3, 17, 12, 49)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='-30y', datetime_end='now')
...
datetime.datetime(2021, 12, 3, 0, 23, 32, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 4, 30, 13, 48, 18, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2009, 3, 16, 19, 17, 59, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 5, 10, 12, 28, 35, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2011, 12, 5, 15, 45, 31, 171082)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='now', datetime_end='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 6, 8, 3, 12, 46, 441207)
datetime.datetime(2027, 5, 7, 13, 15, 35, 993625)
datetime.datetime(2027, 1, 4, 7, 50, 35, 345382)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 6, 6, 48, 56, 534973)
datetime.datetime(2027, 2, 6, 10, 55, 30, 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, 6, 14, 18, 52, 11, 831519)
datetime.datetime(2020, 2, 26, 0, 55, 55, 557159)
datetime.datetime(2011, 3, 8, 11, 20, 4, 93429)
datetime.datetime(2006, 11, 19, 12, 37, 49, 377104)
datetime.datetime(2013, 8, 5, 8, 31, 57, 163001)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_century(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2088, 7, 30, 10, 32, 19, 337167)
datetime.datetime(2082, 3, 25, 23, 6, 40, 65730)
datetime.datetime(2057, 6, 18, 14, 55, 36, 829319)
datetime.datetime(2045, 8, 6, 3, 0, 23, 527418)
datetime.datetime(2064, 2, 14, 16, 6, 6, 543200)

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, 7, 25, 6, 49, 51, 397782)
datetime.datetime(2024, 12, 29, 4, 21, 58, 232581)
datetime.datetime(2022, 10, 9, 4, 43, 29, 708879)
datetime.datetime(2021, 9, 15, 3, 20, 44, 596200)
datetime.datetime(2023, 5, 15, 11, 50, 54, 221761)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_decade(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2029, 6, 21, 2, 32, 6, 843073)
datetime.datetime(2029, 3, 5, 8, 13, 33, 59915)
datetime.datetime(2028, 1, 9, 20, 50, 25, 175687)
datetime.datetime(2027, 6, 22, 9, 37, 1, 997865)
datetime.datetime(2028, 5, 1, 21, 50, 33, 316823)

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, 8, 3, 7, 4, 4, 73661)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 3, 1, 25, 44, 197224)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 2, 3, 25, 37, 169460)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 1, 16, 53, 5, 626549)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 2, 9, 20, 31, 455061)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_month(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 27, 14, 23, 44, 413464)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 25, 3, 42, 9, 875611)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 15, 14, 41, 30, 752637)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 11, 0, 57, 45, 997435)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 18, 4, 15, 35, 758653)

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, 7, 1, 7, 29, 10, 243675)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 12, 17, 54, 3, 405001)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 1, 7, 17, 42, 701222)
datetime.datetime(2026, 2, 25, 14, 15, 11, 958316)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 20, 18, 42, 28, 271425)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_year(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 12, 8, 14, 51, 46, 266019)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 25, 14, 59, 35, 646125)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 5, 22, 7, 31, 671859)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 11, 15, 4, 15, 678923)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 19, 13, 16, 20, 341655)

day_of_month() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_month()
...
'14'
'21'
'19'
'26'
'07'

day_of_week() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_week()
...
'Saturday'
'Wednesday'
'Tuesday'
'Sunday'
'Monday'

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, 8, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 25)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 16)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 18)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_date(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.date(2027, 6, 7)
datetime.date(2027, 5, 6)
datetime.date(2027, 1, 4)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 6)
datetime.date(2027, 2, 6)

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, 8, 29, 1, 11, 50, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 26, 10, 56, 27, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 16, 8, 1, 31, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 11, 11, 38, 1, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 19, 1, 19, 53, 566513)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_datetime(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 6, 8, 3, 12, 46, 596785)
datetime.datetime(2027, 5, 7, 13, 15, 36, 235670)
datetime.datetime(2027, 1, 4, 7, 50, 35, 924810)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 6, 6, 48, 57, 276056)
datetime.datetime(2027, 2, 6, 10, 55, 30, 894428)

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()
...
'2017-10-14T02:47:43.458139'
'2012-11-21T22:41:07.913819'
'1993-10-19T16:12:06.977961'
'1984-08-26T11:27:01.344848'
'1998-12-07T09:25:24.506898'

month() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.month()
...
'10'
'11'
'10'
'08'
'12'

month_name() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.month_name()
...
'October'
'November'
'October'
'August'
'December'

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, 7, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 25)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 16)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 18)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.past_date(start_date='-1y')
...
datetime.date(2026, 6, 6)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 1, 2)
datetime.date(2025, 11, 4)
datetime.date(2026, 2, 4)

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, 7, 30, 1, 11, 49, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 27, 10, 56, 26, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 17, 8, 1, 30, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 12, 11, 38, 0, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 20, 1, 19, 52, 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.

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.pytimezone()
...
zoneinfo.ZoneInfo(key='Indian/Maldives')
zoneinfo.ZoneInfo(key='America/Barbados')
zoneinfo.ZoneInfo(key='Europe/Stockholm')
zoneinfo.ZoneInfo(key='Africa/Windhoek')
zoneinfo.ZoneInfo(key='Asia/Qatar')

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()
...
'02:47:43'
'22:41:07'
'16:12:06'
'11:27:01'
'09:25:24'

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time(pattern='%I:%M %p')
...
'02:47 AM'
'10:41 PM'
'04:12 PM'
'11:27 AM'
'09:25 AM'

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)

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(2, 47, 43, 458139)
datetime.time(22, 41, 7, 913819)
datetime.time(16, 12, 6, 977961)
datetime.time(11, 27, 1, 344848)
datetime.time(9, 25, 24, 506898)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time_object(end_datetime='+1h')
...
datetime.time(3, 38, 23, 376804)
datetime.time(23, 26, 36, 549669)
datetime.time(16, 37, 21, 35652)
datetime.time(11, 42, 33, 445149)
datetime.time(9, 56, 5, 95894)

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 0x7e0c9f3ebe60>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7e0c9f3ebe60>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7e0c9f3ebe60>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7e0c9f3ebe60>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7e0c9f3ebe60>

timezone() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.timezone()
...
'Indian/Maldives'
'America/Barbados'
'Europe/Stockholm'
'Africa/Windhoek'
'Asia/Qatar'

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()
...
1507949263.4581387
1353537667.9138186
751047126.9779611
462367621.34484804
913022724.5068976

year() → str¶

Examples:

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

`faker.providers.date_time`¶

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