current timestamp as a string in python code example

Example 1: timestamp in python

import time 
ts = time.time() 
// OR
import datetime; 
ct = datetime.datetime.now() 
ts = ct.timestamp()

Example 2: python from timestamp to string

from datetime import datetime

timestamp = 1545730073
dt_object = datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp)

print("dt_object =", dt_object)
print("type(dt_object) =", type(dt_object))

# Output

dt_object = "2018-12-25 09:27:53"
type(dt_object) = <class 'datetime.datetime'>