python print current date code example

Example 1: python current date

from datetime import date

today = date.today()
print("Today's date:", today)

Example 2: 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 3: print current date and time in python

from datetime import datetime
now = datetime.now()
print("date and time now: ", now)

#you can also personalize how the formats, example:
dt = now.strftime("%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S")
print("date and time now: ", dt)

#the output will be
#date and time now:  22/12/2020 01:19:32

Example 4: how to show today time in python

from datetime import datetime
import pytz

tz_NY = pytz.timezone('America/New_York') 
datetime_NY = datetime.now(tz_NY)
print("NY time:", datetime_NY.strftime("%H:%M:%S"))

tz_London = pytz.timezone('Europe/London')
datetime_London = datetime.now(tz_London)
print("London time:", datetime_London.strftime("%H:%M:%S"))