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()
...
'ص'
'ص'
'ص'
'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()
...
'2017-07-15'
'2012-09-01'
'1993-09-04'
'1984-07-29'
'1998-10-13'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(pattern='%m/%d/%Y')
...
'07/15/2017'
'09/01/2012'
'09/04/1993'
'07/29/1984'
'10/13/1998'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(end_datetime='+1w')
...
'2017-07-20'
'2012-09-06'
'1993-09-07'
'1984-07-31'
'1998-10-16'
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, 8, 16)
datetime.date(2019, 1, 11)
datetime.date(2008, 11, 27)
datetime.date(2004, 1, 22)
datetime.date(2011, 8, 18)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date='-1w')
...
datetime.date(2026, 4, 15)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 15)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 12)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 13)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date="-1y", end_date="+1w")
...
datetime.date(2026, 2, 24)
datetime.date(2026, 1, 23)
datetime.date(2025, 9, 19)
datetime.date(2025, 7, 21)
datetime.date(2025, 10, 23)
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, 4, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 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, 7, 15)
datetime.date(2012, 9, 1)
datetime.date(1993, 9, 4)
datetime.date(1984, 7, 29)
datetime.date(1998, 10, 13)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_object(end_datetime='+1w')
...
datetime.date(2017, 7, 20)
datetime.date(2012, 9, 6)
datetime.date(1993, 9, 7)
datetime.date(1984, 7, 31)
datetime.date(1998, 10, 16)
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, 3, 30)
datetime.date(1998, 3, 19)
datetime.date(1959, 1, 29)
datetime.date(1940, 4, 29)
datetime.date(1969, 8, 7)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_of_birth(minimum_age=30, maximum_age=50)
...
datetime.date(1993, 1, 9)
datetime.date(1991, 3, 18)
datetime.date(1984, 2, 15)
datetime.date(1980, 9, 23)
datetime.date(1986, 1, 10)
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, 3, 14)
datetime.date(2019, 12, 5)
datetime.date(2011, 1, 21)
datetime.date(2006, 10, 22)
datetime.date(2013, 6, 10)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_century(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2088, 7, 13)
datetime.date(2082, 2, 27)
datetime.date(2057, 4, 16)
datetime.date(2045, 5, 17)
datetime.date(2063, 12, 23)
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, 4, 24)
datetime.date(2024, 10, 7)
datetime.date(2022, 8, 24)
datetime.date(2021, 8, 17)
datetime.date(2023, 3, 20)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_decade(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2029, 6, 4)
datetime.date(2029, 2, 7)
datetime.date(2027, 11, 7)
datetime.date(2027, 4, 2)
datetime.date(2028, 3, 9)
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, 4, 14)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 13)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 7)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 9)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_month(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 4, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 27)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 22)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 20)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 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, 3, 31)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 22)
datetime.date(2026, 2, 14)
datetime.date(2026, 1, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 2, 24)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_year(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 11, 21)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 30)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 3)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 23)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 27)
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, 7, 15, 0, 38, 10, 517352)
datetime.datetime(2012, 9, 1, 4, 23, 8, 109124)
datetime.datetime(1993, 9, 4, 7, 21, 59, 515446)
datetime.datetime(1984, 7, 29, 13, 7, 47, 779018)
datetime.datetime(1998, 10, 13, 5, 45, 46, 450270)
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, 3, 16, 3, 13, 5, 987206)
datetime.datetime(1536, 1, 31, 4, 29, 21, 992493)
datetime.datetime(852, 10, 12, 9, 44, 51, 559441)
datetime.datetime(525, 5, 20, 15, 14, 28, 748871)
datetime.datetime(1036, 6, 25, 14, 11, 27, 442474)
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, 8, 17, 3, 27, 1, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 1, 12, 16, 51, 47, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2008, 11, 28, 22, 21, 28, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 1, 23, 15, 32, 4, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2011, 8, 19, 18, 49, 0, 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, 4, 17, 20, 16, 18)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 17, 20, 16, 18)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 17, 20, 16, 18)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 17, 20, 16, 18)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 17, 20, 16, 18)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='-30y', datetime_end='now')
...
datetime.datetime(2021, 8, 17, 3, 27, 1, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 1, 12, 16, 51, 47, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2008, 11, 28, 22, 21, 28, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 1, 23, 15, 32, 4, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2011, 8, 19, 18, 49, 0, 171082)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='now', datetime_end='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 2, 20, 6, 16, 15, 441207)
datetime.datetime(2027, 1, 19, 16, 19, 4, 993625)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 18, 10, 54, 4, 345382)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 21, 9, 52, 25, 534973)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 21, 13, 58, 59, 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, 3, 15, 16, 42, 38, 890732)
datetime.datetime(2019, 12, 6, 6, 37, 55, 752464)
datetime.datetime(2011, 1, 22, 2, 29, 56, 630913)
datetime.datetime(2006, 10, 22, 14, 18, 35, 811274)
datetime.datetime(2013, 6, 11, 4, 52, 19, 106373)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_century(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2088, 7, 13, 15, 45, 21, 277954)
datetime.datetime(2082, 2, 27, 20, 28, 8, 870424)
datetime.datetime(2057, 4, 17, 2, 49, 13, 291834)
datetime.datetime(2045, 5, 18, 4, 23, 6, 93247)
datetime.datetime(2063, 12, 23, 22, 49, 13, 599827)
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, 4, 25, 4, 40, 18, 456995)
datetime.datetime(2024, 10, 8, 10, 3, 58, 427886)
datetime.datetime(2022, 8, 24, 19, 53, 22, 246364)
datetime.datetime(2021, 8, 18, 5, 1, 31, 30370)
datetime.datetime(2023, 3, 21, 8, 11, 16, 165133)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_decade(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2029, 6, 4, 7, 45, 8, 783860)
datetime.datetime(2029, 2, 7, 5, 35, 1, 864609)
datetime.datetime(2027, 11, 8, 8, 44, 1, 638203)
datetime.datetime(2027, 4, 3, 10, 59, 44, 563695)
datetime.datetime(2028, 3, 10, 4, 33, 40, 373450)
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, 4, 15, 5, 22, 32, 985429)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 13, 18, 25, 10, 163043)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 8, 2, 1, 30, 626166)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 5, 8, 40, 21, 742208)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 9, 14, 41, 37, 981436)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_month(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 28, 22, 52, 46, 453724)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 27, 19, 34, 45, 649379)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 23, 9, 3, 28, 911347)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 21, 6, 1, 8, 474551)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 24, 13, 41, 44, 96351)
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, 1, 5, 19, 37, 302888)
datetime.datetime(2026, 3, 22, 23, 36, 3, 600306)
datetime.datetime(2026, 2, 14, 22, 27, 35, 238707)
datetime.datetime(2026, 1, 28, 15, 55, 58, 392486)
datetime.datetime(2026, 2, 24, 15, 2, 50, 214798)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_year(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 21, 20, 4, 48, 206806)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 30, 12, 21, 4, 450819)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 4, 10, 1, 8, 134374)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 23, 16, 26, 58, 244753)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 27, 19, 59, 27, 398282)
day_of_month() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_month()
...
'15'
'01'
'04'
'29'
'13'
day_of_week() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_week()
...
'الجمعة'
'الجمعة'
'الجمعة'
'السبت'
'الإثنين'
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, 5, 12)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 9)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 30)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 25)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 2)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_date(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.date(2027, 2, 19)
datetime.date(2027, 1, 18)
datetime.date(2026, 9, 18)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 21)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 21)
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, 5, 13, 4, 15, 19, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 10, 13, 59, 56, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 30, 11, 5, 0, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 25, 14, 41, 30, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 3, 4, 23, 22, 566513)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_datetime(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 2, 20, 6, 16, 15, 596785)
datetime.datetime(2027, 1, 19, 16, 19, 5, 235670)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 18, 10, 54, 4, 924810)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 21, 9, 52, 26, 276056)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 21, 13, 58, 59, 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()
...
'2017-07-15T00:38:10.517352'
'2012-09-01T04:23:08.109124'
'1993-09-04T07:21:59.515446'
'1984-07-29T13:07:47.779018'
'1998-10-13T05:45:46.450270'
month() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.month()
...
'07'
'09'
'09'
'07'
'10'
month_name() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.month_name()
...
'يوليو'
'سبتمبر'
'سبتمبر'
'يوليو'
'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, 4, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 8)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 30)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 25)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 1)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.past_date(start_date='-1y')
...
datetime.date(2026, 2, 18)
datetime.date(2026, 1, 17)
datetime.date(2025, 9, 16)
datetime.date(2025, 7, 19)
datetime.date(2025, 10, 19)
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, 4, 13, 4, 15, 18, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 10, 13, 59, 55, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 3, 31, 11, 4, 59, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 3, 26, 14, 41, 29, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 3, 4, 23, 21, 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()
...
'00:38:10'
'04:23:08'
'07:21:59'
'13:07:47'
'05:45:46'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time(pattern='%I:%M %p')
...
'12:38 AM'
'04:23 AM'
'07:21 AM'
'01:07 PM'
'05:45 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(0, 38, 10, 517352)
datetime.time(4, 23, 8, 109124)
datetime.time(7, 21, 59, 515446)
datetime.time(13, 7, 47, 779018)
datetime.time(5, 45, 46, 450270)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time_object(end_datetime='+1h')
...
datetime.time(1, 28, 50, 436017)
datetime.time(5, 8, 36, 744975)
datetime.time(7, 47, 13, 573137)
datetime.time(13, 23, 19, 879319)
datetime.time(6, 16, 27, 39267)
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 0x7ad3a52697e0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7ad3a52697e0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7ad3a52697e0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7ad3a52697e0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7ad3a52697e0>
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()
...
1500079090.5173516
1346473388.109124
747127319.5154456
459954467.7790183
908257546.4502703
year() str
Examples:

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