python take time code example

Example 1: 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 2: how to record execution time in python

import time

start = time.time()
print("hello")
end = time.time()
print(end - start)

Example 3: oython get time

from datetime import datetime

now = datetime.now()

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

Example 4: python how to measure code run in time

import time
start_time = time.time()
main()
print("--- %s seconds ---" % (time.time() - start_time))