python datetime.now timezone code example

Example 1: python time now other timezone

#as an aware datetime
from datetime import datetime, timezone

utc_dt = datetime.now(timezone.utc) # UTC time
dt = utc_dt.astimezone() # local time


#or from pytz database
import pytz

tz = pytz.timezone('Europe/Berlin')
berlin_now = datetime.now(tz)

Example 2: datetime python timezone

import datetime
import pytz
my_date = datetime.datetime.now(pytz.timezone('US/Pacific'))

Example 3: datetime today

from datetime import datetime

# datetime object containing current date and time
now = datetime.now()
 
print("now =", now)

# dd/mm/YY H:M:S
dt_string = now.strftime("%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S")
print("date and time =", dt_string)

Example 4: date library python strftime

from datetime import datetime

now = datetime.now() # current date and time

year = now.strftime("%Y")
print("year:", year)

month = now.strftime("%m")
print("month:", month)

day = now.strftime("%d")
print("day:", day)

time = now.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
print("time:", time)

date_time = now.strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")
print("date and time:",date_time)