Locale ar_EG

faker2.providers.date_time

class faker2.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'
'م'
'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()
...
'2017-09-28'
'2012-11-07'
'1993-10-11'
'1984-08-21'
'1998-11-27'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(pattern='%m/%d/%Y')
...
'09/28/2017'
'11/07/2012'
'10/11/1993'
'08/21/1984'
'11/27/1998'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date(end_datetime='+1w')
...
'2017-10-04'
'2012-11-13'
'1993-10-14'
'1984-08-23'
'1998-12-01'
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, 11, 14)
datetime.date(2019, 4, 11)
datetime.date(2009, 2, 25)
datetime.date(2004, 4, 21)
datetime.date(2011, 11, 16)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date='-1w')
...
datetime.date(2026, 7, 14)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 14)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 11)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 10)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 12)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_between(start_date="-1y", end_date="+1w")
...
datetime.date(2026, 5, 25)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 23)
datetime.date(2025, 12, 18)
datetime.date(2025, 10, 19)
datetime.date(2026, 1, 21)
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, 7, 16)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 16)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 16)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 16)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 16)
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, 9, 28)
datetime.date(2012, 11, 7)
datetime.date(1993, 10, 11)
datetime.date(1984, 8, 21)
datetime.date(1998, 11, 27)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_object(end_datetime='+1w')
...
datetime.date(2017, 10, 4)
datetime.date(2012, 11, 13)
datetime.date(1993, 10, 14)
datetime.date(1984, 8, 23)
datetime.date(1998, 12, 1)
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, 6, 28)
datetime.date(1998, 6, 17)
datetime.date(1959, 4, 29)
datetime.date(1940, 7, 28)
datetime.date(1969, 11, 5)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_of_birth(minimum_age=30, maximum_age=50)
...
datetime.date(1993, 4, 9)
datetime.date(1991, 6, 16)
datetime.date(1984, 5, 15)
datetime.date(1980, 12, 22)
datetime.date(1986, 4, 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, 5, 29)
datetime.date(2020, 2, 11)
datetime.date(2011, 2, 28)
datetime.date(2006, 11, 14)
datetime.date(2013, 7, 26)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_century(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2088, 7, 27)
datetime.date(2082, 3, 21)
datetime.date(2057, 6, 7)
datetime.date(2045, 7, 23)
datetime.date(2064, 2, 5)
date_this_decade(before_today: bool = True, after_today: bool = False) date

Gets a Date object for the decade year.

Parameters:
  • before_today – include days in current decade before today. Defaults to True

  • after_today – include days in current decade after today. Defaults to False

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_decade()
...
datetime.date(2025, 7, 9)
datetime.date(2024, 12, 14)
datetime.date(2022, 10, 1)
datetime.date(2021, 9, 10)
datetime.date(2023, 5, 5)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_decade(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2029, 6, 18)
datetime.date(2029, 2, 28)
datetime.date(2027, 12, 30)
datetime.date(2027, 6, 8)
datetime.date(2028, 4, 22)
date_this_month(before_today: bool = True, after_today: bool = False) date

Gets a Date object for the current month.

Parameters:
  • before_today – include days in current month before today. Defaults to True

  • after_today – include days in current month after today. Defaults to False

Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_month()
...
datetime.date(2026, 7, 13)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 12)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 7)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 4)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 8)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_month(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 7, 29)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 22)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 20)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 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, 6, 15)
datetime.date(2026, 5, 29)
datetime.date(2026, 3, 24)
datetime.date(2026, 2, 20)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 11)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_this_year(before_today=False, after_today=True)
...
datetime.date(2026, 12, 5)
datetime.date(2026, 11, 21)
datetime.date(2026, 9, 25)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 10)
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, 9, 28, 12, 39, 21, 628489)
datetime.datetime(2012, 11, 7, 22, 51, 26, 679774)
datetime.datetime(1993, 10, 11, 21, 51, 30, 913384)
datetime.datetime(1984, 8, 21, 16, 43, 54, 110959)
datetime.datetime(1998, 11, 27, 22, 53, 31, 672381)
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, 5, 30, 15, 14, 17, 98343)
datetime.datetime(1536, 4, 7, 22, 57, 40, 563141)
datetime.datetime(852, 11, 19, 0, 14, 22, 957382)
datetime.datetime(525, 6, 12, 18, 50, 35, 80811)
datetime.datetime(1036, 8, 10, 7, 19, 12, 664585)
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, 11, 14, 13, 19, 14, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 4, 12, 2, 44, 0, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2009, 2, 26, 8, 13, 41, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 4, 22, 1, 24, 17, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2011, 11, 17, 4, 41, 13, 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, 7, 16, 6, 8, 31)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 16, 6, 8, 31)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 16, 6, 8, 31)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 16, 6, 8, 31)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 16, 6, 8, 31)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='-30y', datetime_end='now')
...
datetime.datetime(2021, 11, 14, 13, 19, 14, 236214)
datetime.datetime(2019, 4, 12, 2, 44, 0, 808743)
datetime.datetime(2009, 2, 26, 8, 13, 41, 361449)
datetime.datetime(2004, 4, 22, 1, 24, 17, 49189)
datetime.datetime(2011, 11, 17, 4, 41, 13, 171082)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_between_dates(datetime_start='now', datetime_end='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 5, 20, 16, 8, 28, 441207)
datetime.datetime(2027, 4, 19, 2, 11, 17, 993625)
datetime.datetime(2026, 12, 16, 20, 46, 17, 345382)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 18, 19, 44, 38, 534973)
datetime.datetime(2027, 1, 18, 23, 51, 12, 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, 5, 30, 4, 43, 50, 1869)
datetime.datetime(2020, 2, 12, 1, 6, 14, 323114)
datetime.datetime(2011, 2, 28, 16, 59, 28, 28852)
datetime.datetime(2006, 11, 14, 17, 54, 42, 143215)
datetime.datetime(2013, 7, 26, 22, 0, 4, 328484)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_century(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2088, 7, 27, 13, 36, 23, 166817)
datetime.datetime(2082, 3, 21, 11, 52, 3, 299775)
datetime.datetime(2057, 6, 7, 22, 11, 54, 893896)
datetime.datetime(2045, 7, 23, 10, 39, 12, 761307)
datetime.datetime(2064, 2, 5, 15, 33, 41, 377716)
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, 7, 9, 16, 41, 29, 568132)
datetime.datetime(2024, 12, 15, 4, 32, 16, 998536)
datetime.datetime(2022, 10, 1, 10, 22, 53, 644302)
datetime.datetime(2021, 9, 10, 8, 37, 37, 362311)
datetime.datetime(2023, 5, 6, 1, 19, 1, 387244)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_decade(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2029, 6, 18, 5, 36, 10, 672723)
datetime.datetime(2029, 2, 28, 20, 58, 56, 293960)
datetime.datetime(2027, 12, 30, 4, 6, 43, 240264)
datetime.datetime(2027, 6, 8, 17, 15, 51, 231754)
datetime.datetime(2028, 4, 22, 21, 18, 8, 151339)
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, 7, 13, 21, 10, 41, 731136)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 12, 13, 31, 8, 36014)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 7, 9, 59, 20, 26981)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 4, 22, 48, 1, 16645)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 8, 19, 11, 56, 834258)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_month(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 29, 13, 12, 48, 755989)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 28, 4, 32, 28, 36821)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 22, 21, 3, 29, 895117)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 20, 7, 58, 32, 607339)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 24, 7, 19, 52, 379456)
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, 6, 15, 17, 20, 48, 414025)
datetime.datetime(2026, 5, 29, 18, 4, 22, 170956)
datetime.datetime(2026, 3, 24, 12, 57, 6, 636646)
datetime.datetime(2026, 2, 20, 19, 32, 4, 724427)
datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 11, 8, 10, 35, 436909)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.date_time_this_year(before_now=False, after_now=True)
...
datetime.datetime(2026, 12, 5, 17, 55, 50, 95669)
datetime.datetime(2026, 11, 21, 3, 44, 58, 880170)
datetime.datetime(2026, 9, 25, 5, 23, 49, 736436)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 28, 22, 43, 4, 912812)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 10, 12, 43, 55, 176172)
day_of_month() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_month()
...
'28'
'07'
'11'
'21'
'27'
day_of_week() str
Examples:

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.day_of_week()
...
'الأربعاء'
'الثلاثاء'
'الأحد'
'الإثنين'
'الخميس'
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, 8, 10)
datetime.date(2026, 8, 7)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 29)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 24)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 31)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_date(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.date(2027, 5, 20)
datetime.date(2027, 4, 18)
datetime.date(2026, 12, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 10, 19)
datetime.date(2027, 1, 19)
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, 8, 10, 14, 7, 32, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 8, 7, 23, 52, 9, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 28, 20, 57, 13, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 24, 0, 33, 43, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 31, 14, 15, 35, 566513)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.future_datetime(end_date='+1y')
...
datetime.datetime(2027, 5, 20, 16, 8, 28, 596785)
datetime.datetime(2027, 4, 19, 2, 11, 18, 235670)
datetime.datetime(2026, 12, 16, 20, 46, 17, 924810)
datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 18, 19, 44, 39, 276056)
datetime.datetime(2027, 1, 18, 23, 51, 12, 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()
...
'2017-09-28T12:39:21.628489'
'2012-11-07T22:51:26.679774'
'1993-10-11T21:51:30.913384'
'1984-08-21T16:43:54.110959'
'1998-11-27T22:53:31.672381'
month() str
Examples:

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

>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.month_name()
...
'سبتمبر'
'نوفمبر'
'أكتوبر'
'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, 7, 10)
datetime.date(2026, 7, 7)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 28)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 23)
datetime.date(2026, 6, 30)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.past_date(start_date='-1y')
...
datetime.date(2026, 5, 19)
datetime.date(2026, 4, 17)
datetime.date(2025, 12, 15)
datetime.date(2025, 10, 17)
datetime.date(2026, 1, 17)
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, 7, 11, 14, 7, 31, 594731)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 8, 23, 52, 8, 54467)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 28, 20, 57, 12, 116942)
datetime.datetime(2026, 6, 24, 0, 33, 42, 957843)
datetime.datetime(2026, 7, 1, 14, 15, 34, 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()
...
'12:39:21'
'22:51:26'
'21:51:30'
'16:43:54'
'22:53:31'
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time(pattern='%I:%M %p')
...
'12:39 PM'
'10:51 PM'
'09:51 PM'
'04:43 PM'
'10:53 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(12, 39, 21, 628489)
datetime.time(22, 51, 26, 679774)
datetime.time(21, 51, 30, 913384)
datetime.time(16, 43, 54, 110959)
datetime.time(22, 53, 31, 672381)
>>> Faker.seed(0)
>>> for _ in range(5):
...     fake.time_object(end_datetime='+1h')
...
datetime.time(13, 30, 1, 547154)
datetime.time(23, 36, 55, 315624)
datetime.time(22, 16, 44, 971075)
datetime.time(16, 59, 26, 211260)
datetime.time(23, 24, 12, 261378)
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 0x7f8366d2db90>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7f8366d2db90>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7f8366d2db90>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7f8366d2db90>
<generator object Provider.time_series at 0x7f8366d2db90>
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()
...
1506602361.628489
1352328686.6797736
750376290.9133842
461954634.11095923
912207211.6723808
year() str
Examples:

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