timestamps to date code example

Example 1: convert timestamp to datetime

from datetime import datetime

timestamp = 1545730073
dt_object = datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp)

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

Example 2: epoch

Epoch timestamp is a unit of measurement for time. It is the number of
seconds elapsed since the countdown has started. 

Beginning epochs per system:
macOS - January 1, 1904
Windows - January 1, 1601
Unix - January 1, 1970

Example 3: convert timestamp to datetime

from datetime import datetime

# current date and time
now = datetime.now()

timestamp = datetime.timestamp(now)
print("timestamp =", timestamp)