get time difference in seconds python code example

Example 1: python difference in time

from datetime import datetime
import time

datetime1 = datetime.datetime.now()
# Wait for 1 minute
time.sleep(60) 
datetime2 = datetime.datetime.now()

difference = datetime2 - datetime1
print(f"The time difference between the 2 time is: {difference}")

Example 2: python difference in dates in seconds

future_date = datetime.datetime(1970, 1, 2)
past_date = datetime.datetime(1970, 1, 1)

difference = (future_date - past_date)
Calculate difference in time


total_seconds = difference.total_seconds()
Convert time difference to seconds


print(total_seconds)
OUTPUT
86400.0

Example 3: python datetime difference in seconds

import datetime as dt

a = dt.datetime(2013,12,30,23,59,59)
b = dt.datetime(2013,12,31,23,59,59)

(b-a).total_seconds()