Date and Time

What is Datetime in Python?
datetime is a built-in Python module.

datetime is a single module. It can import this
datetime module in such a way that they
work with dates and times.
Developers don’t need to install it separately.
With the datetime module, you get to work
with different classes that work perfectly with
date and time.
working on Python, date, and datetime are
two separate objects. If you modify them in
any way, you’re modifying the objects; not
the timestamps or strings.
Within these classes, you can get a range of
functions that deal with dates, times, and
different time intervals.
Examples of Datetime in Python
 get the current date using datetime in
Python:
# importing the datetime class
from datetime import datetime
#calling the now() function of datetime class
Now = datetime.datetime.now()
print("Now the date and time are", Now)

The output is as follows:
To count the difference between two different datetimes.
#Importing the datetime class

#Initializing the first date and time
time1 = datetime(year=2020, month=5, day=9, hour=4,
minute=33, second=6)
#Initializing the second date and time
time2 = datetime(year=2021, month=7, day=4, hour=7,
minute=55, second=4)
#Calculating and printing the time difference between two given
date and times
time_difference = time2 - time1
print("The time difference between the two times is",
time_difference)
output is:
What is the Import Datetime Statement?
to import a particular class like date, time,

datetime, timedelta, etc. from the datetime
module,
# importing the date class
from datetime import date
# importing the time class
from datetime import time
# importing the datetime class
What are the Commonly Used Classes in the Datetime
Module?
There are 6 main classes when it comes to datetime
in Python.
Date
we mean the conventional concept of dates with
effect to the Gregorian Calander. the date class in
Python is explained with the attributes like day,
month, and year.
Time
This class is independent of any day. Here it is
generally assumed that each day has 24*60*60
seconds. The attributes of the time class in Python
include minute, second, microsecond, hour, and
tzinfo.
Datetime
 Combination between dates and times. The attributes
of this class are similar to both date and separate
classes. These attributes include day, month, year,
minute, second, microsecond, hour, and tzinfo.
Timedelta
 It the variation between two different dates, time, or
datetime examples to microsecond resolution.
Tzinfo
 tzinfo is an attribute. It can provide you different
timezone-related information objects.
Timezone
 This class can deploy the tzinfo abstract base class in
terms of a fixed offset from the UTC. Here, you are
looking into the new UTC version 3.2.
What Are the Various Functions Available Within Date
Class?
When any particular object within the

date class is embodied, the date format is
represented in this way - YYYY-MM-DD.
Hence, a syntax of this particular class
requires three specific arguments viz.
year, month, and day.
 Example 1: Date Object to Represent a Date
 Your arguments should be in the range mentioned below:
 Year must be between MINYEAR and MAXYEAR
 The month should be between 1 to 12
 The day should be between 1 to the number of days in a month
or year
 # Explaining date class
 # importing the date class
 from datetime import date
 # initializing syntax with arguments in the format year, month,
date
 Date = date(2021, 7, 4)
 print("Date is", Date)
output:
whenever there is any anomaly while
passing any argument, Python will raise
ValueError.
Example: There are 31 days in May (5th
month). If Python gets an argument like a
date(2021, 5, 32) it will show an error.
Also, the arguments should be integer
only. Otherwise, it will show TypeError if
it gets any string or float as an argument.
Get Current Date
While working with datetime in Python, one can create a date
object that contains the current date with the help of a
classmethod. It is named ‘today()’. You can print components
like the year, month, and date of today separately. In that case,
you’ll need to call an individual agent.
# To print current date
# calling the today() function of date class
Today = date.today()
print("Today's date is", Today)
print("Today’s components are", today.year, today.month,
today.day)
Here’s the output:
Get Date From a Timestamp
Did you know that creating dateobjects from a timestamp

is also possible? Think of a Unix Timestamp. It is
basically the number of seconds between any specific
date and January 1, 1970, at UTC. Converting a
timestamp is also possible. But in that case, you have to
use the fromtimestamp() method.
# To get timestamp from a date
Timestamp = date.fromtimestamp(1000000000)
print("Date is", timestamp)
output:
How Can You Handle Timezones in Python?
#To get the local time of specific place
#Importing third-party module pytZ
import pytz
#Calling local time
Local_datetime = datetime.now()
print("Local date is", Local_datetime)
#Calling local time of Toronto
Timezone_Toronto = pytz.timezone('America/Toronto')
Local_datetime_Toronto = datetime.now(Timezone_Toronto)
print("The date and time in Toronto is",Local_datetime_Toronto)
#Calling local time of Tokyo
Timezone_Tokyo = pytz.timezone('Asia/Tokyo')
Local_datetime_Tokyo = datetime.now(Timezone_Tokyo)
print("The date and time in Tokyo is",Local_datetime_Tokyo)
output

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What is Datetime in Python?

datetime is a built-in Python module.

from datetime import datetime

#calling the now() function of datetime class

print("Now the date and time are", Now)

#Importing the datetime class

to import a particular class like date, time,

When any particular object within the

Did you know that creating dateobjects from a timestamp

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