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()
...
'2017-08-22'
'2012-10-05'
'1993-09-23'
'1984-08-10'
'1998-11-05'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(pattern='%m/%d/%Y')
...
'08/22/2017'
'10/05/2012'
'09/23/1993'
'08/10/1984'
'11/05/1998'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(end_datetime='+1w')
...
'2017-08-28'
'2012-10-11'
'1993-09-26'
'1984-08-12'
'1998-11-09'
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, 10, 1)
datetime.date(2019, 2, 26)
datetime.date(2009, 1, 12)
datetime.date(2004, 3, 8)
datetime.date(2011, 10, 3)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date='-1w')
...
datetime.date(2026, 5, 31)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 31)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 27)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 29)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date="-1y", end_date="+1w")
...
datetime.date(2026, 4, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 10)
datetime.date(2025, 11, 4)
datetime.date(2025, 9, 5)
datetime.date(2025, 12, 8)
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, 6, 2)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 2)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 2)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 2)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 2)
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, 22)
datetime.date(2012, 10, 5)
datetime.date(1993, 9, 23)
datetime.date(1984, 8, 10)
datetime.date(1998, 11, 5)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_object(end_datetime='+1w')
...
datetime.date(2017, 8, 28)
datetime.date(2012, 10, 11)
datetime.date(1993, 9, 26)
datetime.date(1984, 8, 12)
datetime.date(1998, 11, 9)
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, 5, 15)
datetime.date(1998, 5, 4)
datetime.date(1959, 3, 16)
datetime.date(1940, 6, 14)
datetime.date(1969, 9, 22)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_of_birth(minimum_age=30, maximum_age=50)
...
datetime.date(1993, 2, 24)
datetime.date(1991, 5, 3)
datetime.date(1984, 4, 1)
datetime.date(1980, 11, 8)
datetime.date(1986, 2, 25)
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, 22)
datetime.date(2020, 1, 9)
datetime.date(2011, 2, 10)
datetime.date(2006, 11, 3)
datetime.date(2013, 7, 4)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_century(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2088, 7, 20)
datetime.date(2082, 3, 10)
datetime.date(2057, 5, 13)
datetime.date(2045, 6, 20)
datetime.date(2064, 1, 15)
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, 6, 2)
datetime.date(2024, 11, 11)
datetime.date(2022, 9, 12)
datetime.date(2021, 8, 29)
datetime.date(2023, 4, 13)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_decade(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2029, 6, 11)
datetime.date(2029, 2, 18)
datetime.date(2027, 12, 4)
datetime.date(2027, 5, 6)
datetime.date(2028, 4, 1)
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, 6, 1)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 1)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 1)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 1)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 1)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_month(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 6, 26)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 23)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 14)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 9)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 16)
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, 5, 9)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 26)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 2, 9)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 19)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_year(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 11, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 10)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 30)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 27)
datetime.date(2026, 9, 18)
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, 22, 19, 1, 55, 968503)
datetime.datetime(2012, 10, 5, 23, 30, 37, 744973)
datetime.datetime(1993, 9, 23, 14, 45, 29, 728530)
datetime.datetime(1984, 8, 10, 10, 24, 29, 95475)
datetime.datetime(1998, 11, 5, 17, 5, 33, 482095)
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, 23, 21, 36, 51, 438354)
datetime.datetime(1536, 3, 5, 23, 36, 51, 628342)
datetime.datetime(852, 10, 31, 17, 8, 21, 772522)
datetime.datetime(525, 6, 1, 12, 31, 10, 65323)
datetime.datetime(1036, 7, 19, 1, 31, 14, 474297)
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, 10, 2, 1, 15, 52, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 2, 27, 14, 40, 38, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2009, 1, 13, 20, 10, 19, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 3, 9, 13, 20, 55, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2011, 10, 4, 16, 37, 51, 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, 6, 2, 18, 5, 9)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 2, 18, 5, 9)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 2, 18, 5, 9)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 2, 18, 5, 9)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 2, 18, 5, 9)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='-30y', datetime_end='now')
...
datetime.datetime(2021, 10, 2, 1, 15, 52, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 2, 27, 14, 40, 38, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2009, 1, 13, 20, 10, 19, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 3, 9, 13, 20, 55, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2011, 10, 4, 16, 37, 51, 171082)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='now', datetime_end='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 4, 7, 4, 5, 6, 441207)
datetime.datetime(2027, 3, 6, 14, 7, 55, 993625)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 3, 8, 42, 55, 345382)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 5, 7, 41, 16, 534973)
datetime.datetime(2026, 12, 6, 11, 47, 50, 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, 23, 11, 6, 24, 341883)
datetime.datetime(2020, 1, 10, 1, 45, 25, 388314)
datetime.datetime(2011, 2, 10, 9, 53, 26, 843998)
datetime.datetime(2006, 11, 3, 11, 35, 17, 127731)
datetime.datetime(2013, 7, 4, 16, 12, 6, 138198)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_century(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2088, 7, 20, 19, 10, 26, 826802)
datetime.datetime(2082, 3, 10, 23, 9, 30, 234575)
datetime.datetime(2057, 5, 13, 17, 14, 34, 78750)
datetime.datetime(2045, 6, 21, 4, 55, 15, 776792)
datetime.datetime(2064, 1, 15, 9, 18, 17, 568002)
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, 6, 2, 23, 4, 3, 908146)
datetime.datetime(2024, 11, 12, 5, 11, 28, 63736)
datetime.datetime(2022, 9, 13, 3, 16, 52, 459448)
datetime.datetime(2021, 8, 30, 2, 18, 12, 346826)
datetime.datetime(2023, 4, 13, 19, 31, 3, 196958)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_decade(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2029, 6, 11, 11, 10, 14, 332708)
datetime.datetime(2029, 2, 18, 8, 16, 23, 228760)
datetime.datetime(2027, 12, 4, 23, 9, 22, 425118)
datetime.datetime(2027, 5, 7, 11, 31, 54, 247239)
datetime.datetime(2028, 4, 1, 15, 2, 44, 341625)
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, 6, 2, 11, 32, 17, 510303)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 2, 7, 53, 56, 913635)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 1, 17, 42, 0, 379640)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 1, 10, 53, 48, 217920)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 1, 21, 31, 2, 721760)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_month(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 26, 14, 31, 52, 928850)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 24, 3, 54, 49, 898786)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 14, 15, 11, 50, 157873)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 10, 1, 36, 32, 998839)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 17, 4, 41, 10, 356028)
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, 5, 9, 23, 43, 22, 754039)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 26, 18, 43, 33, 236156)
datetime.datetime(2026, 3, 6, 5, 51, 5, 451792)
datetime.datetime(2026, 2, 9, 13, 12, 39, 708942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 3, 20, 2, 22, 37, 246623)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_year(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 28, 23, 29, 53, 755655)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 10, 15, 2, 25, 814970)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 31, 0, 26, 28, 921290)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 27, 16, 59, 7, 928297)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 19, 6, 28, 31, 366457)
day_of_month() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_month()
...
'22'
'05'
'23'
'10'
'05'
day_of_week() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_week()
...
'الإثنين'
'الخميس'
'الأربعاء'
'الخميس'
'الأربعاء'
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, 27)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 24)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 15)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 10)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 17)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_date(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.date(2027, 4, 6)
datetime.date(2027, 3, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 3)
datetime.date(2026, 9, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 12, 6)
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, 28, 2, 4, 10, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 25, 11, 48, 47, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 15, 8, 53, 51, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 10, 12, 30, 21, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 18, 2, 12, 13, 566513)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_datetime(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 4, 7, 4, 5, 6, 596785)
datetime.datetime(2027, 3, 6, 14, 7, 56, 235670)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 3, 8, 42, 55, 924810)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 5, 7, 41, 17, 276056)
datetime.datetime(2026, 12, 6, 11, 47, 50, 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()
...
'2017-08-22T19:01:55.968503'
'2012-10-05T23:30:37.744973'
'1993-09-23T14:45:29.728530'
'1984-08-10T10:24:29.095475'
'1998-11-05T17:05:33.482095'
month() str
Examples:

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

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.month_name()
...
'أغسطس'
'أكتوبر'
'سبتمبر'
'أغسطس'
'نوفمبر'
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, 27)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 24)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 15)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 10)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 17)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.past_date(start_date='-1y')
...
datetime.date(2026, 4, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 4)
datetime.date(2025, 11, 1)
datetime.date(2025, 9, 3)
datetime.date(2025, 12, 4)
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, 29, 2, 4, 9, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 26, 11, 48, 46, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 16, 8, 53, 50, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 11, 12, 30, 20, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 19, 2, 12, 12, 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()
...
'19:01:55'
'23:30:37'
'14:45:29'
'10:24:29'
'17:05:33'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time(pattern='%I:%M %p')
...
'07:01 PM'
'11:30 PM'
'02:45 PM'
'10:24 AM'
'05:05 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(19, 1, 55, 968503)
datetime.time(23, 30, 37, 744973)
datetime.time(14, 45, 29, 728530)
datetime.time(10, 24, 29, 95475)
datetime.time(17, 5, 33, 482095)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time_object(end_datetime='+1h')
...
datetime.time(19, 52, 35, 887169)
datetime.time(0, 16, 6, 380824)
datetime.time(15, 10, 43, 786221)
datetime.time(10, 40, 1, 195776)
datetime.time(17, 36, 14, 71092)
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 0x747a454793f0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x747a454793f0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x747a454793f0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x747a454793f0>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x747a454793f0>
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()
...
1503428515.9685032
1349479837.7449732
748795529.7285302
460981469.0954746
910285533.4820952
year() str
Examples:

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