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'
'م'
'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()
...
'2017-12-25'
'2013-01-26'
'1993-11-24'
'1984-09-17'
'1999-01-20'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(pattern='%m/%d/%Y')
...
'12/25/2017'
'01/26/2013'
'11/24/1993'
'09/17/1984'
'01/20/1999'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(end_datetime='+1w')
...
'2017-12-31'
'2013-01-31'
'1993-11-27'
'1984-09-19'
'1999-01-23'
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(2022, 2, 26)
datetime.date(2019, 7, 24)
datetime.date(2009, 6, 9)
datetime.date(2004, 8, 3)
datetime.date(2012, 2, 28)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date='-1w')
...
datetime.date(2026, 10, 26)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 26)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 23)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 22)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 24)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date="-1y", end_date="+1w")
...
datetime.date(2026, 9, 6)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 1)
datetime.date(2026, 1, 31)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 5)
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, 10, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 28)
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, 12, 25)
datetime.date(2013, 1, 26)
datetime.date(1993, 11, 24)
datetime.date(1984, 9, 17)
datetime.date(1999, 1, 20)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_object(end_datetime='+1w')
...
datetime.date(2017, 12, 31)
datetime.date(2013, 1, 31)
datetime.date(1993, 11, 27)
datetime.date(1984, 9, 19)
datetime.date(1999, 1, 23)
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, 10, 10)
datetime.date(1998, 9, 29)
datetime.date(1959, 8, 11)
datetime.date(1940, 11, 9)
datetime.date(1970, 2, 17)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_of_birth(minimum_age=30, maximum_age=50)
...
datetime.date(1993, 7, 22)
datetime.date(1991, 9, 28)
datetime.date(1984, 8, 27)
datetime.date(1981, 4, 5)
datetime.date(1986, 7, 23)
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, 8, 25)
datetime.date(2020, 4, 30)
datetime.date(2011, 4, 13)
datetime.date(2006, 12, 11)
datetime.date(2013, 9, 17)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_century(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2088, 8, 12)
datetime.date(2082, 4, 15)
datetime.date(2057, 8, 7)
datetime.date(2045, 10, 8)
datetime.date(2064, 3, 27)
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, 10, 5)
datetime.date(2025, 3, 3)
datetime.date(2022, 11, 14)
datetime.date(2021, 10, 7)
datetime.date(2023, 6, 28)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_decade(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2029, 7, 4)
datetime.date(2029, 3, 25)
datetime.date(2028, 2, 28)
datetime.date(2027, 8, 24)
datetime.date(2028, 6, 12)
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, 10, 23)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 21)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 12)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 7)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 14)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_month(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 10, 31)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 31)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 29)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 29)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 30)
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, 9, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 16)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 7)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 19)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 3)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_year(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 12, 21)
datetime.date(2026, 12, 16)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 24)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 13)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 30)
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, 12, 25, 17, 42, 20, 25896)
datetime.datetime(2013, 1, 26, 3, 7, 28, 104867)
datetime.datetime(1993, 11, 24, 20, 16, 24, 109325)
datetime.datetime(1984, 9, 17, 17, 51, 42, 257900)
datetime.datetime(1999, 1, 20, 8, 42, 31, 324027)
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, 8, 26, 20, 17, 15, 495750)
datetime.datetime(1536, 6, 26, 3, 13, 41, 988235)
datetime.datetime(853, 1, 1, 22, 39, 16, 153320)
datetime.datetime(525, 7, 9, 19, 58, 23, 227753)
datetime.datetime(1036, 10, 2, 17, 8, 12, 316231)
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(2022, 2, 27, 0, 25, 12, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 7, 25, 13, 49, 58, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2009, 6, 10, 19, 19, 39, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 8, 4, 12, 30, 15, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2012, 2, 29, 15, 47, 11, 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, 10, 28, 17, 14, 29)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 28, 17, 14, 29)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 28, 17, 14, 29)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 28, 17, 14, 29)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 28, 17, 14, 29)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='-30y', datetime_end='now')
...
datetime.datetime(2022, 2, 27, 0, 25, 12, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 7, 25, 13, 49, 58, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2009, 6, 10, 19, 19, 39, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 8, 4, 12, 30, 15, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2012, 2, 29, 15, 47, 11, 171082)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='now', datetime_end='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 9, 2, 3, 14, 26, 441207)
datetime.datetime(2027, 8, 1, 13, 17, 15, 993625)
datetime.datetime(2027, 3, 31, 7, 52, 15, 345382)
datetime.datetime(2027, 1, 31, 6, 50, 36, 534973)
datetime.datetime(2027, 5, 3, 10, 57, 10, 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, 8, 26, 9, 46, 48, 399276)
datetime.datetime(2020, 5, 1, 5, 22, 15, 748207)
datetime.datetime(2011, 4, 13, 15, 24, 21, 224792)
datetime.datetime(2006, 12, 11, 19, 2, 30, 290156)
datetime.datetime(2013, 9, 18, 7, 49, 3, 980130)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_century(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2088, 8, 12, 19, 39, 22, 769410)
datetime.datetime(2082, 4, 15, 18, 41, 59, 874682)
datetime.datetime(2057, 8, 7, 10, 52, 59, 697955)
datetime.datetime(2045, 10, 8, 20, 37, 22, 614366)
datetime.datetime(2064, 3, 27, 16, 50, 39, 726070)
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, 10, 5, 21, 44, 27, 965539)
datetime.datetime(2025, 3, 4, 8, 48, 18, 423629)
datetime.datetime(2022, 11, 14, 8, 47, 46, 840243)
datetime.datetime(2021, 10, 7, 9, 45, 25, 509252)
datetime.datetime(2023, 6, 28, 11, 8, 1, 38890)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_decade(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2029, 7, 4, 11, 39, 10, 275316)
datetime.datetime(2029, 3, 26, 3, 48, 52, 868867)
datetime.datetime(2028, 2, 28, 16, 47, 48, 44324)
datetime.datetime(2027, 8, 25, 3, 14, 1, 84813)
datetime.datetime(2028, 6, 12, 22, 35, 6, 499693)
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, 10, 24, 9, 44, 39, 715140)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 22, 0, 13, 21, 503015)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 12, 15, 46, 53, 841213)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 8, 4, 14, 31, 698857)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 15, 4, 7, 15, 980689)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_month(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 31, 11, 44, 48, 771985)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 31, 4, 56, 12, 569820)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 30, 2, 21, 54, 80884)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 29, 13, 37, 59, 925127)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 30, 9, 30, 31, 233024)
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, 9, 11, 22, 23, 46, 811432)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 16, 22, 20, 23, 596049)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 7, 11, 21, 59, 832586)
datetime.datetime(2026, 3, 19, 20, 39, 52, 871367)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 3, 17, 59, 35, 88555)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_year(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 12, 21, 23, 58, 49, 698262)
datetime.datetime(2026, 12, 16, 10, 34, 55, 455077)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 24, 18, 4, 54, 540495)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 14, 8, 41, 14, 765871)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 30, 14, 0, 53, 524525)
day_of_month() → str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_month()
...
'25'
'26'
'24'
'17'
'20'
day_of_week() → str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_week()
...
'الأحد'
'الجمعة'
'الثلاثاء'
'الأحد'
'الثلاثاء'
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, 11, 22)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 19)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 10)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 12)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_date(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.date(2027, 9, 1)
datetime.date(2027, 7, 31)
datetime.date(2027, 3, 31)
datetime.date(2027, 1, 31)
datetime.date(2027, 5, 3)
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, 11, 23, 1, 13, 30, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 20, 10, 58, 7, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 10, 8, 3, 11, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 5, 11, 39, 41, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 13, 1, 21, 33, 566513)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_datetime(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 9, 2, 3, 14, 26, 596785)
datetime.datetime(2027, 8, 1, 13, 17, 16, 235670)
datetime.datetime(2027, 3, 31, 7, 52, 15, 924810)
datetime.datetime(2027, 1, 31, 6, 50, 37, 276056)
datetime.datetime(2027, 5, 3, 10, 57, 10, 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()
...
'2017-12-25T17:42:20.025896'
'2013-01-26T03:07:28.104867'
'1993-11-24T20:16:24.109325'
'1984-09-17T17:51:42.257900'
'1999-01-20T08:42:31.324027'
month() → str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.month()
...
'12'
'01'
'11'
'09'
'01'
month_name() → str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.month_name()
...
'ديسمبر'
'يناير'
'نوفمبر'
'سبتمبر'
'يناير'
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, 10, 22)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 19)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 10)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 12)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.past_date(start_date='-1y')
...
datetime.date(2026, 8, 31)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 30)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 29)
datetime.date(2026, 1, 29)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 1)
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, 10, 24, 1, 13, 29, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 21, 10, 58, 6, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 11, 8, 3, 10, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 6, 11, 39, 40, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 14, 1, 21, 32, 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()
...
'17:42:20'
'03:07:28'
'20:16:24'
'17:51:42'
'08:42:31'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time(pattern='%I:%M %p')
...
'05:42 PM'
'03:07 AM'
'08:16 PM'
'05:51 PM'
'08:42 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(17, 42, 20, 25896)
datetime.time(3, 7, 28, 104867)
datetime.time(20, 16, 24, 109325)
datetime.time(17, 51, 42, 257900)
datetime.time(8, 42, 31, 324027)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time_object(end_datetime='+1h')
...
datetime.time(18, 32, 59, 944561)
datetime.time(3, 52, 56, 740717)
datetime.time(20, 41, 38, 167016)
datetime.time(18, 7, 14, 358201)
datetime.time(9, 13, 11, 913024)
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 0x71f0c357c510>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x71f0c357c510>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x71f0c357c510>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x71f0c357c510>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x71f0c357c510>
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()
...
1514223740.0258956
1359169648.1048665
754172184.1093247
464291502.2578999
916821751.324027
year() → str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.year()
...
'2017'
'2013'
'1993'
'1984'
'1999'