`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()
...
'PM'
'PM'
'AM'
'AM'
'PM'

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()
...
'2017-09-29'
'2012-11-08'
'1993-10-12'
'1984-08-22'
'1998-11-28'

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(pattern='%m/%d/%Y')
...
'09/29/2017'
'11/08/2012'
'10/12/1993'
'08/22/1984'
'11/28/1998'

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(end_datetime='+1w')
...
'2017-10-05'
'2012-11-14'
'1993-10-15'
'1984-08-23'
'1998-12-02'

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, 11, 15)
datetime.date(2019, 4, 12)
datetime.date(2009, 2, 26)
datetime.date(2004, 4, 22)
datetime.date(2011, 11, 17)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date='-1w')
...
datetime.date(2026, 7, 15)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 15)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 12)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 13)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date="-1y", end_date="+1w")
...
datetime.date(2026, 5, 26)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 24)
datetime.date(2025, 12, 19)
datetime.date(2025, 10, 20)
datetime.date(2026, 1, 22)

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, 7, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 17)

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, 9, 29)
datetime.date(2012, 11, 8)
datetime.date(1993, 10, 12)
datetime.date(1984, 8, 22)
datetime.date(1998, 11, 28)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_object(end_datetime='+1w')
...
datetime.date(2017, 10, 5)
datetime.date(2012, 11, 14)
datetime.date(1993, 10, 15)
datetime.date(1984, 8, 23)
datetime.date(1998, 12, 2)

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, 6, 29)
datetime.date(1998, 6, 18)
datetime.date(1959, 4, 30)
datetime.date(1940, 7, 29)
datetime.date(1969, 11, 6)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_of_birth(minimum_age=30, maximum_age=50)
...
datetime.date(1993, 4, 10)
datetime.date(1991, 6, 17)
datetime.date(1984, 5, 16)
datetime.date(1980, 12, 23)
datetime.date(1986, 4, 11)

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, 5, 30)
datetime.date(2020, 2, 12)
datetime.date(2011, 3, 1)
datetime.date(2006, 11, 14)
datetime.date(2013, 7, 27)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_century(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2088, 7, 27)
datetime.date(2082, 3, 21)
datetime.date(2057, 6, 8)
datetime.date(2045, 7, 23)
datetime.date(2064, 2, 6)

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, 10)
datetime.date(2024, 12, 15)
datetime.date(2022, 10, 1)
datetime.date(2021, 9, 10)
datetime.date(2023, 5, 6)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_decade(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2029, 6, 18)
datetime.date(2029, 3, 1)
datetime.date(2027, 12, 30)
datetime.date(2027, 6, 9)
datetime.date(2028, 4, 23)

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, 7, 14)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 13)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 7)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 9)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_month(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 7, 29)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 23)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 20)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 24)

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, 16)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 30)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 24)
datetime.date(2026, 2, 21)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 11)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_year(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 12, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 21)
datetime.date(2026, 9, 25)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 29)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 10)

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, 9, 29, 16, 0, 7, 705627)
datetime.datetime(2012, 11, 8, 23, 24, 12, 35886)
datetime.datetime(1993, 10, 12, 11, 28, 42, 830564)
datetime.datetime(1984, 8, 22, 1, 6, 59, 661375)
datetime.datetime(1998, 11, 28, 15, 26, 58, 124497)

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, 5, 31, 18, 35, 3, 175484)
datetime.datetime(1536, 4, 8, 23, 30, 25, 919258)
datetime.datetime(852, 11, 19, 13, 51, 34, 874557)
datetime.datetime(525, 6, 13, 3, 13, 40, 631226)
datetime.datetime(1036, 8, 10, 23, 52, 39, 116699)

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, 11, 15, 21, 42, 18, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 4, 13, 11, 7, 4, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2009, 2, 27, 16, 36, 45, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 4, 23, 9, 47, 21, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2011, 11, 18, 13, 4, 17, 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, 7, 17, 14, 31, 35)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 17, 14, 31, 35)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 17, 14, 31, 35)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 17, 14, 31, 35)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 17, 14, 31, 35)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='-30y', datetime_end='now')
...
datetime.datetime(2021, 11, 15, 21, 42, 18, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 4, 13, 11, 7, 4, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2009, 2, 27, 16, 36, 45, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 4, 23, 9, 47, 21, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2011, 11, 18, 13, 4, 17, 171082)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='now', datetime_end='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 5, 22, 0, 31, 32, 441207)
datetime.datetime(2027, 4, 20, 10, 34, 21, 993625)
datetime.datetime(2026, 12, 18, 5, 9, 21, 345382)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 20, 4, 7, 42, 534973)
datetime.datetime(2027, 1, 20, 8, 14, 16, 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, 5, 31, 8, 4, 36, 79007)
datetime.datetime(2020, 2, 13, 1, 38, 59, 679226)
datetime.datetime(2011, 3, 1, 6, 36, 39, 946031)
datetime.datetime(2006, 11, 15, 2, 17, 47, 693631)
datetime.datetime(2013, 7, 27, 14, 33, 30, 780600)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_century(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2088, 7, 27, 18, 38, 41, 89679)
datetime.datetime(2082, 3, 21, 19, 42, 21, 943663)
datetime.datetime(2057, 6, 8, 16, 57, 46, 976716)
datetime.datetime(2045, 7, 24, 10, 39, 11, 210891)
datetime.datetime(2064, 2, 6, 7, 23, 18, 925600)

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, 10, 20, 2, 15, 645270)
datetime.datetime(2024, 12, 16, 5, 5, 2, 354648)
datetime.datetime(2022, 10, 2, 0, 0, 5, 561482)
datetime.datetime(2021, 9, 10, 17, 0, 42, 912727)
datetime.datetime(2023, 5, 6, 17, 52, 27, 839360)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_decade(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2029, 6, 18, 10, 38, 28, 595584)
datetime.datetime(2029, 3, 1, 4, 49, 14, 937848)
datetime.datetime(2027, 12, 30, 22, 52, 35, 323085)
datetime.datetime(2027, 6, 9, 17, 15, 49, 681338)
datetime.datetime(2028, 4, 23, 13, 7, 45, 699223)

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, 7, 15, 0, 31, 27, 808274)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 13, 14, 3, 53, 392126)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 7, 23, 36, 31, 944160)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 5, 7, 11, 6, 567062)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 9, 11, 45, 23, 286374)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_month(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 29, 18, 15, 6, 678851)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 28, 12, 22, 46, 680709)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 23, 15, 49, 21, 977937)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 21, 7, 58, 31, 56923)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 24, 23, 9, 29, 927340)

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, 6, 16, 20, 41, 34, 491163)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 30, 18, 37, 7, 527068)
datetime.datetime(2026, 3, 25, 2, 34, 18, 553825)
datetime.datetime(2026, 2, 21, 3, 55, 10, 274843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 12, 0, 44, 1, 889025)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_year(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 12, 5, 22, 58, 8, 18531)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 21, 11, 35, 17, 524057)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 26, 0, 9, 41, 819256)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 29, 22, 43, 3, 362396)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 11, 4, 33, 32, 724056)

day_of_month() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_month()
...
'29'
'08'
'12'
'22'
'28'

day_of_week() → str¶

Examples:

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

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, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 8)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 30)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 25)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 1)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_date(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.date(2027, 5, 21)
datetime.date(2027, 4, 19)
datetime.date(2026, 12, 18)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 20)
datetime.date(2027, 1, 20)

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, 11, 22, 30, 36, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 9, 8, 15, 13, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 30, 5, 20, 17, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 25, 8, 56, 47, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 1, 22, 38, 39, 566513)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_datetime(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 5, 22, 0, 31, 32, 596785)
datetime.datetime(2027, 4, 20, 10, 34, 22, 235670)
datetime.datetime(2026, 12, 18, 5, 9, 21, 924810)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 20, 4, 7, 43, 276056)
datetime.datetime(2027, 1, 20, 8, 14, 16, 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()
...
'2017-09-29T16:00:07.705627'
'2012-11-08T23:24:12.035886'
'1993-10-12T11:28:42.830564'
'1984-08-22T01:06:59.661375'
'1998-11-28T15:26:58.124497'

month() → str¶

Examples:

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

month_name() → str¶

Examples:

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

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, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 8)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 29)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 24)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 1)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.past_date(start_date='-1y')
...
datetime.date(2026, 5, 20)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 18)
datetime.date(2025, 12, 16)
datetime.date(2025, 10, 18)
datetime.date(2026, 1, 18)

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, 12, 22, 30, 35, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 10, 8, 15, 12, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 30, 5, 20, 16, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 25, 8, 56, 46, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 2, 22, 38, 38, 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()
...
'16:00:07'
'23:24:12'
'11:28:42'
'01:06:59'
'15:26:58'

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time(pattern='%I:%M %p')
...
'04:00 PM'
'11:24 PM'
'11:28 AM'
'01:06 AM'
'03:26 PM'

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(16, 0, 8, 550049)
datetime.time(23, 24, 12, 793840)
datetime.time(11, 28, 43, 251135)
datetime.time(1, 6, 59, 920292)
datetime.time(15, 26, 58, 635772)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time_object(end_datetime='+1h')
...
datetime.time(16, 50, 48, 468714)
datetime.time(0, 9, 41, 429691)
datetime.time(11, 53, 57, 308826)
datetime.time(1, 22, 32, 20593)
datetime.time(15, 57, 39, 224768)

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 0x79d13862f370>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x79d13862f370>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x79d13862f370>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x79d13862f370>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x79d13862f370>

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()
...
1506700808.550049
1352417052.7938402
750425323.2511353
461984819.92029214
912266818.6357715

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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