Locale hi_IN¶

`faker.providers.address`¶

class faker.providers.address.hi_IN.Provider(generator: Any)¶

Bases: Provider

address() → str¶

Example:: ‘791 Crist Parks, Sashabury, IL 86039-9874’
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.address()
...
'4876 छेत्री\nफतहपुर-824219'
'1/1 तमांग\nबचेली-593877'
'1609 मित्रा\nदेहरा-139332'
'587 संजीव रंगन\nअसम-858398'
'965 रोहन आचार्य\nविस्तारण-094711'

administrative_unit() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.administrative_unit()
...
'त्रिपुरा'
'अंडमान और निकोबार'
'असम'
'मेघालय'
'लक्षद्वीप'

building_number() → str¶

Example:: ‘791’
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.building_number()
...
'60/487'
'47/593'
'42'
'948'
'41'

city() → str¶

Example:: ‘Sashabury’
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.city()
...
'खडगपुर'
'अहमदाबाद'
'देवास'
'चिरमिरी'
'देवगढ़'

city_name() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.city_name()
...
'लखनऊ'
'बहादुरगढ'
'खडगपुर'
'हैदराबाद'
'चिराला'

city_suffix() → str¶

Example:: ‘town’
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.city_suffix()
...
'Ville'
'Ville'
'Ville'
'Ville'
'Ville'

country() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.country()
...
'ग्रेट ब्रिटेन'
'ज़ाम्बिया'
'इराक'
'ब्राज़ील'
'हर्जेगोविना'

country_code(representation: str = 'alpha-2') → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.country_code()
...
'MV'
'PS'
'NL'
'BB'
'IL'

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.country_code(representation='alpha-2')
...
'MV'
'PS'
'NL'
'BB'
'IL'

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.country_code(representation='alpha-3')
...
'MDV'
'PSE'
'NLD'
'BRB'
'ISR'

current_country() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.current_country()
...
'India'
'India'
'India'
'India'
'India'

current_country_code() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.current_country_code()
...
'IN'
'IN'
'IN'
'IN'
'IN'

postcode() → str¶

Example:: 86039-9874
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.postcode()
...
'604876'
'759382'
'219489'
'411578'
'565938'

state() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.state()
...
'त्रिपुरा'
'अंडमान और निकोबार'
'असम'
'मेघालय'
'लक्षद्वीप'

street_address() → str¶

Example:: ‘791 Crist Parks’
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.street_address()
...
'04/876 छेत्री'
'8 रत्नम खत्री'
'8/9 सवितृ सरीन'
'78/15 भट्टाचार्य'
'78/4080 विष्णु शाह'

street_name() → str¶

Example:: ‘Crist Parks’
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.street_name()
...
'पाटिल'
'मल्होत्रा'
'वेंकटएसन'
'मैती'
'छेत्री'

street_suffix() → str¶

Example:: ‘Avenue’
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.street_suffix()
...
'Street'
'Street'
'Street'
'Street'
'Street'

`faker.providers.date_time`¶

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

Bases: Provider

am_pm() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.am_pm()
...
'PM'
'PM'
'PM'
'PM'
'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()
...
'2017-12-09'
'2013-01-11'
'1993-11-16'
'1984-09-12'
'1999-01-10'

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(pattern='%m/%d/%Y')
...
'12/09/2017'
'01/11/2013'
'11/16/1993'
'09/12/1984'
'01/10/1999'

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(end_datetime='+1w')
...
'2017-12-15'
'2013-01-17'
'1993-11-19'
'1984-09-14'
'1999-01-14'

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, 7)
datetime.date(2019, 7, 5)
datetime.date(2009, 5, 21)
datetime.date(2004, 7, 15)
datetime.date(2012, 2, 9)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date='-1w')
...
datetime.date(2026, 10, 7)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 7)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 4)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 3)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 5)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date="-1y", end_date="+1w")
...
datetime.date(2026, 8, 18)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 13)
datetime.date(2026, 1, 12)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 16)

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, 9)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 9)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 9)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 9)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 9)

date_object(end_datetime: datetime | None = None) → date¶

Get a date object between January 1, 1970 and now

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

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_object()
...
datetime.date(2017, 12, 9)
datetime.date(2013, 1, 11)
datetime.date(1993, 11, 16)
datetime.date(1984, 9, 12)
datetime.date(1999, 1, 10)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_object(end_datetime='+1w')
...
datetime.date(2017, 12, 15)
datetime.date(2013, 1, 17)
datetime.date(1993, 11, 19)
datetime.date(1984, 9, 14)
datetime.date(1999, 1, 14)

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, 9, 21)
datetime.date(1998, 9, 10)
datetime.date(1959, 7, 23)
datetime.date(1940, 10, 21)
datetime.date(1970, 1, 29)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_of_birth(minimum_age=30, maximum_age=50)
...
datetime.date(1993, 7, 3)
datetime.date(1991, 9, 9)
datetime.date(1984, 8, 8)
datetime.date(1981, 3, 17)
datetime.date(1986, 7, 4)

date_this_century(before_today: bool = True, after_today: bool = False) → date¶

Gets a Date object for the current century.

Parameters:

before_today – include days in current century before today. Defaults to True
after_today – include days in current century after today. Defaults to False

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_century()
...
datetime.date(2022, 8, 9)
datetime.date(2020, 4, 16)
datetime.date(2011, 4, 5)
datetime.date(2006, 12, 6)
datetime.date(2013, 9, 8)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_century(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2088, 8, 9)
datetime.date(2082, 4, 11)
datetime.date(2057, 7, 27)
datetime.date(2045, 9, 24)
datetime.date(2064, 3, 18)

date_this_decade(before_today: bool = True, after_today: bool = False) → date¶

Gets a Date object for the decade year.

Parameters:

before_today – include days in current decade before today. Defaults to True
after_today – include days in current decade after today. Defaults to False

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_decade()
...
datetime.date(2025, 9, 19)
datetime.date(2025, 2, 17)
datetime.date(2022, 11, 6)
datetime.date(2021, 10, 2)
datetime.date(2023, 6, 18)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_decade(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2029, 7, 1)
datetime.date(2029, 3, 21)
datetime.date(2028, 2, 17)
datetime.date(2027, 8, 10)
datetime.date(2028, 6, 3)

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, 7)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 7)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 4)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 3)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 5)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_month(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 10, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 26)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 18)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 14)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 20)

date_this_year(before_today: bool = True, after_today: bool = False) → date¶

Gets a Date object for the current year.

Parameters:

before_today – include days in current year before today. Defaults to True
after_today – include days in current year after today. Defaults to False

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_year()
...
datetime.date(2026, 8, 26)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 1)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 29)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 14)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 24)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_year(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 12, 18)
datetime.date(2026, 12, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 13)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 30)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 20)

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, 9, 19, 11, 43, 313630)
datetime.datetime(2013, 1, 11, 19, 46, 57, 752044)
datetime.datetime(1993, 11, 16, 21, 45, 39, 106743)
datetime.datetime(1984, 9, 12, 20, 34, 35, 61943)
datetime.datetime(1999, 1, 10, 17, 6, 32, 628529)

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, 10, 21, 46, 38, 783485)
datetime.datetime(1536, 6, 11, 19, 53, 11, 635414)
datetime.datetime(852, 12, 25, 0, 8, 31, 150742)
datetime.datetime(525, 7, 4, 22, 41, 16, 31799)
datetime.datetime(1036, 9, 23, 1, 32, 13, 620731)

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, 8, 3, 26, 7, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 7, 6, 16, 50, 53, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2009, 5, 22, 22, 20, 34, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 7, 16, 15, 31, 10, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2012, 2, 10, 18, 48, 6, 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, 10, 9, 20, 15, 24)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 9, 20, 15, 24)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 9, 20, 15, 24)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 9, 20, 15, 24)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 9, 20, 15, 24)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='-30y', datetime_end='now')
...
datetime.datetime(2022, 2, 8, 3, 26, 7, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 7, 6, 16, 50, 53, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2009, 5, 22, 22, 20, 34, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 7, 16, 15, 31, 10, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2012, 2, 10, 18, 48, 6, 171082)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='now', datetime_end='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 8, 14, 6, 15, 21, 441207)
datetime.datetime(2027, 7, 13, 16, 18, 10, 993625)
datetime.datetime(2027, 3, 12, 10, 53, 10, 345382)
datetime.datetime(2027, 1, 12, 9, 51, 31, 534973)
datetime.datetime(2027, 4, 14, 13, 58, 5, 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, 10, 11, 16, 11, 687011)
datetime.datetime(2020, 4, 16, 22, 1, 45, 395384)
datetime.datetime(2011, 4, 5, 16, 53, 36, 222210)
datetime.datetime(2006, 12, 6, 21, 45, 23, 94199)
datetime.datetime(2013, 9, 8, 16, 13, 5, 284632)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_century(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2088, 8, 9, 21, 10, 54, 481675)
datetime.datetime(2082, 4, 11, 5, 3, 25, 227505)
datetime.datetime(2057, 7, 27, 12, 24, 39, 700537)
datetime.datetime(2045, 9, 24, 20, 55, 24, 810323)
datetime.datetime(2064, 3, 18, 11, 27, 33, 421568)

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, 9, 19, 23, 13, 51, 253273)
datetime.datetime(2025, 2, 18, 1, 27, 48, 70806)
datetime.datetime(2022, 11, 6, 10, 17, 1, 837661)
datetime.datetime(2021, 10, 2, 12, 28, 18, 313295)
datetime.datetime(2023, 6, 18, 19, 32, 2, 343392)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_decade(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2029, 7, 1, 13, 10, 41, 987581)
datetime.datetime(2029, 3, 21, 14, 10, 18, 221690)
datetime.datetime(2028, 2, 17, 18, 19, 28, 46906)
datetime.datetime(2027, 8, 11, 3, 32, 3, 280770)
datetime.datetime(2028, 6, 3, 17, 12, 0, 195191)

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, 8, 11, 14, 3, 2875)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 7, 16, 52, 51, 150192)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 4, 17, 16, 8, 838631)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 3, 6, 57, 24, 502901)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 5, 12, 31, 17, 285191)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_month(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 28, 13, 16, 20, 484250)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 26, 15, 17, 37, 922643)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 19, 3, 53, 34, 83467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 15, 13, 56, 2, 121084)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 21, 4, 7, 24, 928523)

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, 8, 26, 23, 53, 10, 99166)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 2, 14, 59, 53, 243226)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 29, 12, 51, 14, 830004)
datetime.datetime(2026, 3, 14, 23, 22, 45, 675411)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 25, 2, 23, 36, 393057)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_year(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 12, 19, 1, 30, 21, 410527)
datetime.datetime(2026, 12, 11, 20, 56, 20, 807899)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 13, 19, 36, 34, 543077)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 31, 8, 59, 16, 961828)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 21, 8, 37, 47, 220024)

day_of_month() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_month()
...
'09'
'11'
'16'
'12'
'10'

day_of_week() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_week()
...
'रविवार'
'शनिवार'
'बुधवार'
'गुरुवार'
'सोमवार'

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, 3)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 31)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 22)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 24)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_date(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.date(2027, 8, 13)
datetime.date(2027, 7, 12)
datetime.date(2027, 3, 12)
datetime.date(2027, 1, 12)
datetime.date(2027, 4, 14)

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, 4, 4, 14, 25, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 1, 13, 59, 2, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 22, 11, 4, 6, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 17, 14, 40, 36, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 25, 4, 22, 28, 566513)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_datetime(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 8, 14, 6, 15, 21, 596785)
datetime.datetime(2027, 7, 13, 16, 18, 11, 235670)
datetime.datetime(2027, 3, 12, 10, 53, 10, 924810)
datetime.datetime(2027, 1, 12, 9, 51, 32, 276056)
datetime.datetime(2027, 4, 14, 13, 58, 5, 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()
...
'2017-12-09T19:11:43.313630'
'2013-01-11T19:46:57.752044'
'1993-11-16T21:45:39.106743'
'1984-09-12T20:34:35.061943'
'1999-01-10T17:06:32.628529'

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()
...
'दिसंबर'
'जनवरी'
'नवंबर'
'सितंबर'
'जनवरी'

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, 3)
datetime.date(2026, 9, 30)
datetime.date(2026, 9, 21)
datetime.date(2026, 9, 16)
datetime.date(2026, 9, 23)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.past_date(start_date='-1y')
...
datetime.date(2026, 8, 12)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 10)
datetime.date(2026, 1, 10)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 12)

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, 5, 4, 14, 24, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 2, 13, 59, 1, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 22, 11, 4, 5, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 17, 14, 40, 35, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 25, 4, 22, 27, 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()
...
'19:11:43'
'19:46:57'
'21:45:39'
'20:34:35'
'17:06:32'

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time(pattern='%I:%M %p')
...
'07:11 PM'
'07:46 PM'
'09:45 PM'
'08:34 PM'
'05:06 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(19, 11, 43, 313630)
datetime.time(19, 46, 57, 752044)
datetime.time(21, 45, 39, 106743)
datetime.time(20, 34, 35, 61943)
datetime.time(17, 6, 32, 628529)

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time_object(end_datetime='+1h')
...
datetime.time(20, 2, 23, 232296)
datetime.time(20, 32, 26, 387894)
datetime.time(22, 10, 53, 164434)
datetime.time(20, 50, 7, 162244)
datetime.time(17, 37, 13, 217526)

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 0x7fa55e8c8eb0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7fa55e8c8eb0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7fa55e8c8eb0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7fa55e8c8eb0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7fa55e8c8eb0>

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()
...
1512846703.3136303
1357933617.7520437
753486339.1067426
463869275.06194335
915987992.6285287

year() → str¶

Examples:

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

`faker.providers.person`¶

class faker.providers.person.hi_IN.Provider(generator: Any)¶

Bases: Provider

first_name() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.first_name()
...
'विजया'
'आनन्दा'
'अरुणा'
'राजन'
'कान्ता'

first_name_female() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.first_name_female()
...
'प्रतिमा'
'रानी'
'अणिमा'
'लक्ष्मी'
'शशी'

first_name_male() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.first_name_male()
...
'मणि'
'वासिष्ठ'
'नवीन'
'अनन्\u200dत'
'जयदेव'

first_name_nonbinary() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.first_name_nonbinary()
...
'विजया'
'आनन्दा'
'अरुणा'
'राजन'
'कान्ता'

language_name() → str¶

Generate a random i18n language name (e.g. English).

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.language_name()
...
'Luba-Katanga'
'Malay'
'Aymara'
'Interlingue'
'Quechua'

last_name() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.last_name()
...
'मजूमदार'
'पाटिल'
'हजारिका'
'मल्होत्रा'
'सेनगुप्ता'

last_name_female() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.last_name_female()
...
'मजूमदार'
'पाटिल'
'हजारिका'
'मल्होत्रा'
'सेनगुप्ता'

last_name_male() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.last_name_male()
...
'मजूमदार'
'पाटिल'
'हजारिका'
'मल्होत्रा'
'सेनगुप्ता'

last_name_nonbinary() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.last_name_nonbinary()
...
'मजूमदार'
'पाटिल'
'हजारिका'
'मल्होत्रा'
'सेनगुप्ता'

name() → str¶

Example:: ‘John Doe’
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.name()
...
'संमानित अरुणा सेनगुप्ता'
'इन्दिरा मैतीजी'
'सम्मानसूचक पद्म आहूजा'
'जितेन्द्र मुख़र्जीजी'
'रति रोद्रिगुएस'

name_female() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.name_female()
...
'संमानित अणिमा सेनगुप्ता'
'संमानित मालती छेत्री'
'तारा आहूजाजी'
'गौहर पटेलजी'
'सीमा शाहजी'

name_male() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.name_male()
...
'संमानित अनन्\u200dत सेनगुप्ता'
'संमानित विनय बनर्जी'
'सम्मानसूचक सचिन आहूजा'
'श्रीमान देवदान पटेल'
'सवितृ रोद्रिगुएस'

name_nonbinary() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.name_nonbinary()
...
'संमानित अरुणा सेनगुप्ता'
'इन्दिरा मैतीजी'
'सम्मानसूचक पद्म आहूजा'
'जितेन्द्र मुख़र्जीजी'
'रति रोद्रिगुएस'

prefix() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.prefix()
...
'संमानित'
'संमानित'
'माननीय'
'सम्मानसूचक'
'आदरवाचक'

prefix_female() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.prefix_female()
...
'श्रीमती'
'श्रीमती'
'श्री'
'श्रीमती'
'श्रीमती'

prefix_male() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.prefix_male()
...
'श्रीमान'
'श्रीमान'
'श्री'
'श्रीमान'
'श्रीमान'

prefix_nonbinary() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.prefix_nonbinary()
...
'संमानित'
'संमानित'
'माननीय'
'सम्मानसूचक'
'आदरवाचक'

suffix() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.suffix()
...
'जी'
'जी'
'जी'
'जी'
'जी'

suffix_female() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.suffix_female()
...
'जी'
'जी'
'जी'
'जी'
'जी'

suffix_male() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.suffix_male()
...
'जी'
'जी'
'जी'
'जी'
'जी'

suffix_nonbinary() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.suffix_nonbinary()
...
'जी'
'जी'
'जी'
'जी'
'जी'

`faker.providers.phone_number`¶

class faker.providers.phone_number.hi_IN.Provider(generator: Any)¶

Bases: Provider

country_calling_code() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.country_calling_code()
...
'+687'
'+595'
'+880'
'+964'
'+41'

msisdn() → str¶

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSISDN

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.msisdn()
...
'6048764759382'
'2194892411578'
'5659387784080'
'6097535139332'
'1158714841858'

phone_number() → str¶

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.phone_number()
...
'06048764759'
'+91 824 2194892'
'011-57815659'
'+91 877 8408016'
'+91 9753513933'

Locale hi_IN¶

`faker.providers.address`¶

`faker.providers.date_time`¶

`faker.providers.person`¶

`faker.providers.phone_number`¶

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