get current time in python code example

Example 1: python print time

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

Example 2: 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 3: get current time python

from datetime import datetime as d
import time as t
from os import system as clear
cls = lambda: clear("clear")

prev = d.now()
prev = prev.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")

while True:
  time = d.now()
  time = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
  print(time)
  if not time == prev:
    prev = time
  t.sleep(1)
  cls()

Example 4: python get current time

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import datetime
 
currentDateTime = datetime.datetime.now()
print(currentDateTime)
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OR
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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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Example 5: print time python

from datetime import datetime

now = datetime.now().time() # time object

print("now =", now)
print("type(now) =", type(now))

Example 6: python show current time

from datetime import datetime

now = datetime.now()

current_time = now.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
print("Current Time =", current_time)