Python · Iterators, modules and the standard library

datetime

Current time, arithmetic and formatting. Store timestamps in UTC and convert for display.

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Syntax

datetime.datetime.now()

Example

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from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
print((now + timedelta(days=7)).date().isoformat())

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