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'
'م'
'م'
'ص'
'م'
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()
...
'2017-08-06'
'2012-09-21'
'1993-09-15'
'1984-08-05'
'1998-10-26'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(pattern='%m/%d/%Y')
...
'08/06/2017'
'09/21/2012'
'09/15/1993'
'08/05/1984'
'10/26/1998'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(end_datetime='+1w')
...
'2017-08-12'
'2012-09-26'
'1993-09-18'
'1984-08-07'
'1998-10-30'
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, 9, 12)
datetime.date(2019, 2, 7)
datetime.date(2008, 12, 24)
datetime.date(2004, 2, 18)
datetime.date(2011, 9, 14)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date='-1w')
...
datetime.date(2026, 5, 12)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 12)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 9)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 8)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 10)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date="-1y", end_date="+1w")
...
datetime.date(2026, 3, 23)
datetime.date(2026, 2, 19)
datetime.date(2025, 10, 16)
datetime.date(2025, 8, 17)
datetime.date(2025, 11, 19)
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, 5, 14)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 14)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 14)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 14)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 14)
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, 6)
datetime.date(2012, 9, 21)
datetime.date(1993, 9, 15)
datetime.date(1984, 8, 5)
datetime.date(1998, 10, 26)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_object(end_datetime='+1w')
...
datetime.date(2017, 8, 12)
datetime.date(2012, 9, 26)
datetime.date(1993, 9, 18)
datetime.date(1984, 8, 7)
datetime.date(1998, 10, 30)
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, 4, 26)
datetime.date(1998, 4, 15)
datetime.date(1959, 2, 25)
datetime.date(1940, 5, 26)
datetime.date(1969, 9, 3)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_of_birth(minimum_age=30, maximum_age=50)
...
datetime.date(1993, 2, 5)
datetime.date(1991, 4, 14)
datetime.date(1984, 3, 13)
datetime.date(1980, 10, 20)
datetime.date(1986, 2, 6)
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, 6)
datetime.date(2019, 12, 26)
datetime.date(2011, 2, 2)
datetime.date(2006, 10, 29)
datetime.date(2013, 6, 24)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_century(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2088, 7, 17)
datetime.date(2082, 3, 6)
datetime.date(2057, 5, 2)
datetime.date(2045, 6, 6)
datetime.date(2064, 1, 5)
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, 5, 17)
datetime.date(2024, 10, 28)
datetime.date(2022, 9, 4)
datetime.date(2021, 8, 24)
datetime.date(2023, 4, 3)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_decade(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2029, 6, 8)
datetime.date(2029, 2, 13)
datetime.date(2027, 11, 23)
datetime.date(2027, 4, 22)
datetime.date(2028, 3, 22)
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, 5, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 10)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 6)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 4)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 7)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_month(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 5, 29)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 27)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 21)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 18)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 23)
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, 4, 23)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 2, 25)
datetime.date(2026, 2, 4)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 9)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_year(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 11, 25)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 19)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 13)
datetime.date(2026, 9, 9)
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, 6, 16, 6, 17, 103930)
datetime.datetime(2012, 9, 21, 12, 12, 13, 594834)
datetime.datetime(1993, 9, 15, 14, 2, 44, 521938)
datetime.datetime(1984, 8, 5, 11, 46, 5, 979277)
datetime.datetime(1998, 10, 26, 22, 49, 6, 461044)
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, 7, 18, 41, 12, 573784)
datetime.datetime(1536, 2, 20, 12, 18, 27, 478203)
datetime.datetime(852, 10, 23, 16, 25, 36, 565933)
datetime.datetime(525, 5, 27, 13, 52, 46, 949127)
datetime.datetime(1036, 7, 9, 7, 14, 47, 453247)
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, 9, 12, 23, 2, 55, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 2, 8, 12, 27, 41, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2008, 12, 25, 17, 57, 22, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 2, 19, 11, 7, 58, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2011, 9, 15, 14, 24, 54, 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, 5, 14, 15, 52, 12)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 14, 15, 52, 12)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 14, 15, 52, 12)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 14, 15, 52, 12)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 14, 15, 52, 12)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='-30y', datetime_end='now')
...
datetime.datetime(2021, 9, 12, 23, 2, 55, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 2, 8, 12, 27, 41, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2008, 12, 25, 17, 57, 22, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 2, 19, 11, 7, 58, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2011, 9, 15, 14, 24, 54, 171082)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='now', datetime_end='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 3, 19, 1, 52, 9, 441207)
datetime.datetime(2027, 2, 15, 11, 54, 58, 993625)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 15, 6, 29, 58, 345382)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 17, 5, 28, 19, 534973)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 17, 9, 34, 53, 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, 7, 8, 10, 45, 477310)
datetime.datetime(2019, 12, 26, 14, 27, 1, 238174)
datetime.datetime(2011, 2, 2, 9, 10, 41, 637406)
datetime.datetime(2006, 10, 29, 12, 56, 54, 11533)
datetime.datetime(2013, 6, 24, 21, 55, 39, 117147)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_century(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2088, 7, 17, 19, 53, 8, 691376)
datetime.datetime(2082, 3, 6, 8, 14, 57, 384714)
datetime.datetime(2057, 5, 2, 15, 44, 22, 285342)
datetime.datetime(2045, 6, 7, 1, 20, 41, 892989)
datetime.datetime(2064, 1, 6, 1, 21, 47, 589053)
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, 5, 17, 20, 8, 25, 43573)
datetime.datetime(2024, 10, 28, 17, 53, 3, 913597)
datetime.datetime(2022, 9, 5, 2, 34, 7, 252856)
datetime.datetime(2021, 8, 25, 3, 39, 49, 230628)
datetime.datetime(2023, 4, 4, 1, 14, 36, 175907)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_decade(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2029, 6, 8, 11, 52, 56, 197281)
datetime.datetime(2029, 2, 13, 17, 21, 50, 378899)
datetime.datetime(2027, 11, 23, 21, 39, 10, 631711)
datetime.datetime(2027, 4, 23, 7, 57, 20, 363437)
datetime.datetime(2028, 3, 23, 7, 6, 14, 362676)
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, 5, 12, 12, 51, 38, 132854)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 11, 8, 30, 37, 836331)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 6, 17, 53, 34, 95145)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 4, 12, 53, 27, 725707)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 7, 23, 37, 53, 914423)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_month(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 29, 7, 15, 33, 354270)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 27, 19, 16, 39, 236504)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 21, 22, 52, 56, 826952)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 19, 3, 36, 46, 898278)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 23, 12, 37, 36, 299291)
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, 4, 23, 20, 47, 43, 889466)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 12, 7, 25, 9, 86016)
datetime.datetime(2026, 2, 26, 5, 8, 20, 245199)
datetime.datetime(2026, 2, 4, 14, 34, 16, 592744)
datetime.datetime(2026, 3, 10, 8, 6, 10, 225572)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_year(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 26, 0, 12, 35, 620228)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 6, 0, 7, 52, 965109)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 19, 22, 56, 17, 127882)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 13, 13, 24, 34, 44495)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 9, 22, 32, 1, 387508)
day_of_month() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_month()
...
'06'
'21'
'15'
'05'
'26'
day_of_week() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_week()
...
'السبت'
'الخميس'
'الثلاثاء'
'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, 6, 8)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 27)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 22)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 29)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_date(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.date(2027, 3, 18)
datetime.date(2027, 2, 14)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 15)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 17)
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, 6, 8, 23, 51, 13, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 6, 9, 35, 50, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 27, 6, 40, 54, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 22, 10, 17, 24, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 29, 23, 59, 16, 566513)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_datetime(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 3, 19, 1, 52, 9, 596785)
datetime.datetime(2027, 2, 15, 11, 54, 59, 235670)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 15, 6, 29, 58, 924810)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 17, 5, 28, 20, 276056)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 17, 9, 34, 53, 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()
...
'2017-08-06T16:06:17.103930'
'2012-09-21T12:12:13.594834'
'1993-09-15T14:02:44.521938'
'1984-08-05T11:46:05.979277'
'1998-10-26T22:49:06.461044'
month() str
Examples:

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

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.month_name()
...
'أغسطس'
'سبتمبر'
'سبتمبر'
'أغسطس'
'أكتوبر'
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, 5, 8)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 26)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 21)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 28)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.past_date(start_date='-1y')
...
datetime.date(2026, 3, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 2, 13)
datetime.date(2025, 10, 13)
datetime.date(2025, 8, 15)
datetime.date(2025, 11, 15)
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, 5, 9, 23, 51, 12, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 7, 9, 35, 49, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 27, 6, 40, 53, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 22, 10, 17, 23, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 29, 23, 59, 15, 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()
...
'16:06:17'
'12:12:13'
'14:02:44'
'11:46:05'
'22:49:06'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time(pattern='%I:%M %p')
...
'04:06 PM'
'12:12 PM'
'02:02 PM'
'11:46 AM'
'10:49 PM'
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(16, 6, 17, 103930)
datetime.time(12, 12, 13, 594834)
datetime.time(14, 2, 44, 521938)
datetime.time(11, 46, 5, 979277)
datetime.time(22, 49, 6, 461044)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time_object(end_datetime='+1h')
...
datetime.time(16, 56, 57, 22596)
datetime.time(12, 57, 42, 230685)
datetime.time(14, 27, 58, 579629)
datetime.time(12, 1, 38, 79578)
datetime.time(23, 19, 47, 50041)
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 0x7bd8d1721a10>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7bd8d1721a10>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7bd8d1721a10>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7bd8d1721a10>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7bd8d1721a10>
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()
...
1502035577.10393
1348229533.594834
748101764.521938
460554365.9792766
909442146.4610442
year() str
Examples:

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