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Using of Datetime Library in python Class 11-12 Notes

As python provides a large set of library, it also contains datetime library. This library displays the date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Python datetime module handles the extraction and formatting of date and time variables. All the attributes can be accessed using dot(.) operator with the date object.

functions in datetime module

today() Implementation:

import datetime

date_today=datetime.date.today()

#printing today's date
print("Today date is:",date_today)

#printing today's year
print("We are in Year:",date_today.year)

#printing today's month number
print("Today is",date_today.month ,"month of the year")

#printing today's day
print("Today is",date_today.day,"day of the month")

Output:

Today date is: 2022-02-02
We are in Year: 2022
Today is 2 month of the year
Today is 2 day of the month
>>>

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now() Implementation:

import datetime

time_now=datetime.datetime.now()

#printing current date and time
print("The current time is:",time_now)

#printing current hour
print("Current hour is",time_now.hour)

#printing current minute
print("Current Minute",time_now.minute)

#printing current seconds
print("Current seconds",time_now.second)

Output:

The current time is: 2022-02-02 21:32:32.937900
Current hour is 21
Current Minute 32
Current seconds 32
>>>

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