Python Date and Time

We often get the current date submitted by a user. Based on this date, we need to return the date of the previous day, the next day, or the conversion operation. Using Python can easily solve these date computing problems anytime and anywhere. As long as we encounter time-related problems during programming, we must think of the datetime and time standard library modules, today, we will use its internal method to explain how to operate the date and time in python.
1. Convert the string time to the timestamp

The Code is as follows:

Method:
A = "23:40:00"
# Convert it to a time array
Import time
TimeArray = time. strptime (a, "% Y-% m-% d % H: % M: % S ")
# Convert to timestamp:
TimeStamp = int (time. mktime (timeArray ))
TimeStamp = 1381419600

2. format change
For example, to change a = "23:40:00" to a = "23:40:00"
Method: first convert to a time array, and then convert to another format

The Code is as follows:

TimeArray = time. strptime (a, "% Y-% m-% d % H: % M: % S ")
OtherStyleTime = time. strftime ("% Y/% m/% d % H: % M: % S", timeArray)

3. Convert the timestamp to a date in the specified format
Method 1: Use localtime () to convert it to a time array and format it as needed, for example:

The Code is as follows:

Time stamp = 1381419600
TimeArray = time. localtime (timeStamp)
OtherStyleTime = time. strftime ("% Y-% m-% d % H: % M: % S", timeArray)
OtherStyletime = "23:40:00"

Method 2:

The Code is as follows:

Import datetime
Time stamp = 1381419600
DateArray = datetime. datetime. utcfromtimestamp (timeStamp)
OtherStyleTime = dateArray. strftime ("% Y-% m-% d % H: % M: % S ")
OtherStyletime = "23:40:00"

4. Get the current time and convert it to the specified date format
Method 1:

The Code is as follows:

Import time
# Obtain the current Timestamp
Now = int (time. time ()-> This is the timestamp
# Convert to another date format, for example, "% Y-% m-% d % H: % M: % S"
TimeArray = time. localtime (timeStamp)
OtherStyleTime = time. strftime ("% Y-% m-% d % H: % M: % S", timeArray)

Method 2:

The Code is as follows:

Import datetime
# Obtain the current time
Now = datetime. datetime. now ()-> This is the time array format
# Convert to the specified format:
OtherStyleTime = now. strftime ("% Y-% m-% d % H: % M: % S ")

5. Obtain the time three days ago

The Code is as follows:

Import time
Import datetime
# First obtain the date in the time array format
ThreeDayAgo = (datetime. datetime. now ()-datetime. timedelta (days = 3 ))
# Convert to timestamp:
TimeStamp = int (time. mktime (threeDayAgo. timetuple ()))
# Convert to other string formats:
OtherStyleTime = threeDayAgo. strftime ("% Y-% m-% d % H: % M: % S ")
Note: timedelta () parameters include: days, hours, seconds, and microseconds.

6. Calculate the timestamp several days ago

The Code is as follows:

Time stamp = 1381419600
# Convert to datetime first
Import datetime
Import time
DateArray = datetime. datetime. utcfromtimestamp (timeStamp)
ThreeDayAgo = dateArray-datetime. timedelta (days = 3)
# Refer to 5, which can be converted to any other format

7. Use Python to calculate the date of yesterday and tomorrow

The Code is as follows:

>>> Import datetime # import date and time module
>>> Today = datetime. date. today () # obtain the date of today
>>> Print today # output today's date
2014-01-04
>>> Yesterday = today-datetime. timedelta (days = 1) # subtract the time difference from the date of today. The parameter is 1 day and the date of yesterday is obtained.
>>> Print yesterday
2014-01-03
>>> Tomorrow = today + datetime. timedelta (days = 1) # use today's date plus time difference. The parameter is 1 day to get tomorrow's date
>>> Print tomorrow
2014-01-05
>>>
>>> Print "yesterday: % s, today: % s, tomorrow: % s" % (yesterday, today, tomorrow) # string concatenated and output, the date of these three days

Yesterday:, today:, tomorrow:
8. Use the time module in python to obtain the current time.

The Code is as follows:

#! /Usr/bin/python
Import time
Print (time. strftime ("% H: % M: % S "))
#12 hour format ##
Print (time. strftime ("% I: % M: % S "))
#: Output
#18:11:30
#6:11:30

9. The python program that prints the current date

The Code is as follows:

! /Usr/bin/python

Import time
# Dd/mm/yyyy format
Print (time. strftime ("% d/% m/% Y "))

# Output:
11/03/2014

10. Use the datetime module to obtain the current date and time.

The Code is as follows:

#! /Usr/bin/python
Import datetime
I = datetime. datetime. now ()
Print ("current date and time is % s" % I)
Print ("ISO format date and time is % s" % I. isoformat ())
Print ("the current year is % s" % I. year)
Print ("the current month is % s" % I. month)
Print ("the current date is % s" % I. day)
Print ("dd/mm/yyyy format is % s/% s" % (I. day, I. month, I. year ))
Print ("current hour is % s" % I. hour)
Print ("Current minute is % s" % I. minute)
Print ("current second is % s" % I. second)

Appendix: format parameters of date and time

The Code is as follows:

% A abbreviation of the day of the week
% A full name of the day of the week
Abbreviation of % B month
% B full name
% C standard date time string
The last two digits of the Year % C
% D indicates the day of the month in decimal format.
% D month/day/year
% E indicates the day of the month in decimal format in the two-character field
% F-month-day
The last two digits of the Year % g. The year is based on the week.
% G year, based on the week Year
% H abbreviated month name
% H in 24-hour format
% I 12-hour
% J indicates the day of the year in decimal format.
Month in % m decimal format
% M decimal number of minutes
% N new line operator
% P equivalent display of local AM or PM
% R 12 hours
% R display hour and minute: hh: mm
% S decimal seconds
% T horizontal Tab
% T display time in seconds: hh: mm: ss
% U the day of the week, Monday is the first day (value ranges from 0 to 6, Monday is 0)
% U indicates the week of the year. Sunday is regarded as the first day (the value ranges from 0 to 53)
% V indicates the week of the year, which is based on the year of the week.
% W decimal indicates the day of the week (the value ranges from 0 to 6, and Sunday is 0)
% W indicates the week of the year. Monday is the first day (from 0 to 53)
% X standard date string
% X standard time string
% Y does not contain the century's decimal year (the value ranges from 0 to 99)
% Y indicates the tenth year of the century.
% Z, % Z Time Zone name. If the time zone name cannot be obtained, an empty character is returned.
% Percent sign