time function python code example

Example 1: python time a funciton

import time

start = time.time()
print("hello")
end = time.time()
print(end - start)

Example 2: time.strftime

from datetime import datetime

timestamp = 1528797322
date_time = datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp)

print("Date time object:", date_time)

d = date_time.strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")
print("Output 2:", d)	

d = date_time.strftime("%d %b, %Y")
print("Output 3:", d)

d = date_time.strftime("%d %B, %Y")
print("Output 4:", d)

d = date_time.strftime("%I%p")
print("Output 5:", d)

Example 3: python time library

#also see datetime
import time
now = time.time()
print(now)

Example 4: python time method

from time import sleep, time

start = time()
sleep(2)
print(format(time() - start, '.3f'), 's', sep='') # 2.003s

Example 5: time module in python

import time
seconds = time.time()
print("Seconds since epoch =", seconds)

Example 6: time.time()

from time import time

# 1 January 1970 is the standard date that all computers measure time against 
# Prints the number of seconds that have passed since 1 January 1970
print(time())