python get current time code example

Example 1: python get date and time

import datetime
now = datetime.datetime.now()
print ("Current date and time : ")
print (now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"))

Example 2: python print time

import datetime
now = datetime.datetime.now()
print (now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"))
# key: https://strftime.org/

Example 3: get date and time python

from datetime import datetime
now = datetime.now()
print (now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"))


Output: 2020-06-19 10:34:45

Example 4: getting time python

import datetime
 
currentDT = datetime.datetime.now()
print(str(currentDT))

# prints XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX.XXXXXX
# or

import datetime
 
currentDT = datetime.datetime.now()
 
print ("Current Year is: %d" % currentDT.year)
print ("Current Month is: %d" % currentDT.month)
print ("Current Day is: %d" % currentDT.day)
print ("Current Hour is: %d" % currentDT.hour)
print ("Current Minute is: %d" % currentDT.minute)
print ("Current Second is: %d" % currentDT.second)
print ("Current Microsecond is: %d" % currentDT.microsecond)
# prints
"""
Current Year is: XXXX
Current Month is: XX
Current Day is: XX
Current Hour is: XX
Current Minute is: XX
Current Second is: XX
Current Microsecond is: XXXXXX
"""

Example 5: how to get the current date in flask python

from datetime import date
//today is an object so you can get the day, month and year by
//treating it as an object. eg: today.day, today.month, today.year
today = date.today()
print("Today's date:", today)

Example 6: python get current time

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import datetime
 
currentDateTime = datetime.datetime.now()
print(currentDateTime)
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from datetime import datetime
 
currentDateTime = datetime.now()
print(currentDateTime)
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OR
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import datetime

print(datetime.datetime.now())
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OR
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from datetime import datetime
 
print(datetime.now())
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