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Dealing with Dates and Times in Python
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Dealing with Dates and Times in Python

Dealing with Dates and Times in Python

1. Working with Dates
What Day is it Today?Creating a Date ObjectDate AttributesDate MethodsDate FormatsOne More FormattingDate DifferenceArithmetic Operations with timedelta Objects
2. Working with Times
What Time is it Now?Creating a datetime ObjectDatetime AttributesDatetime MethodsDatetime Formats12-Hour and 24-Hour FormatsDate and Time DifferenceReading Date and Time from String
3. Timezones and Daylight Savings Time (DST)
The Variery of TimezonesTimezone ExamplesApplying Timezone to Datetime ObjectWhat Time is it in ... ?Daylight Savings Time
4. Working with Dates and Times in pandas
Challenge: What Will We Work With?Challenge: Converting Columns into datetime TypeChallenge: Extreme Trips DurationsChallenge: InvestigationChallenge: Negative Trip DurationChallenge: Is this Common Issue?Challenge: Fixing the IssuesChallenge: Average Metrics Across Taxi TypesChallenge: Corrected Metrics Across Taxi TypesChallenge: Group by Period?

bookDatetime Attributes

Like for date objects, there are also attributes for datetime allowing us to extract any part of the date and time we want. These are:

  • datetime.year - extracts year;
  • datetime.month - extracts month;
  • datetime.day - extracts day of the month;
  • datetime.hour - extracts hour from time;
  • datetime.minute - extracts minute from time;
  • datetime.second - extracts second from time;
  • datetime.microsecond - extracts microseconds from time.

For example, from the datetime object, we can extract only day, minute, and second.


              
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# Load class from library
from datetime import datetime

# Create datetime object
dt = datetime(2020, 11, 1, 11, 20, 25)

# Extract day, minute and second
print("Day of month:", dt.day)
print(f"Minute:Second - {dt.minute}:{dt.second}")
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Task

Given datetime object dt with the assigned date "May 15, 2013, 18:10:52". Replace the first two ___ parts with the day and month of dt (like 15.5), and the last two ones with the hour and minute (like 18:10).

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bookDatetime Attributes

Like for date objects, there are also attributes for datetime allowing us to extract any part of the date and time we want. These are:

  • datetime.year - extracts year;
  • datetime.month - extracts month;
  • datetime.day - extracts day of the month;
  • datetime.hour - extracts hour from time;
  • datetime.minute - extracts minute from time;
  • datetime.second - extracts second from time;
  • datetime.microsecond - extracts microseconds from time.

For example, from the datetime object, we can extract only day, minute, and second.


              
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# Load class from library
from datetime import datetime

# Create datetime object
dt = datetime(2020, 11, 1, 11, 20, 25)

# Extract day, minute and second
print("Day of month:", dt.day)
print(f"Minute:Second - {dt.minute}:{dt.second}")
copy

Task

Given datetime object dt with the assigned date "May 15, 2013, 18:10:52". Replace the first two ___ parts with the day and month of dt (like 15.5), and the last two ones with the hour and minute (like 18:10).

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Section 2. Chapter 3
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bookDatetime Attributes

Like for date objects, there are also attributes for datetime allowing us to extract any part of the date and time we want. These are:

  • datetime.year - extracts year;
  • datetime.month - extracts month;
  • datetime.day - extracts day of the month;
  • datetime.hour - extracts hour from time;
  • datetime.minute - extracts minute from time;
  • datetime.second - extracts second from time;
  • datetime.microsecond - extracts microseconds from time.

For example, from the datetime object, we can extract only day, minute, and second.


              
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# Load class from library
from datetime import datetime

# Create datetime object
dt = datetime(2020, 11, 1, 11, 20, 25)

# Extract day, minute and second
print("Day of month:", dt.day)
print(f"Minute:Second - {dt.minute}:{dt.second}")
copy

Task

Given datetime object dt with the assigned date "May 15, 2013, 18:10:52". Replace the first two ___ parts with the day and month of dt (like 15.5), and the last two ones with the hour and minute (like 18:10).

Switch to desktopSwitch to desktop for real-world practiceContinue from where you are using one of the options below
Everything was clear?

How can we improve it?

Thanks for your feedback!

Like for date objects, there are also attributes for datetime allowing us to extract any part of the date and time we want. These are:

  • datetime.year - extracts year;
  • datetime.month - extracts month;
  • datetime.day - extracts day of the month;
  • datetime.hour - extracts hour from time;
  • datetime.minute - extracts minute from time;
  • datetime.second - extracts second from time;
  • datetime.microsecond - extracts microseconds from time.

For example, from the datetime object, we can extract only day, minute, and second.


              
123456789

            
# Load class from library
from datetime import datetime

# Create datetime object
dt = datetime(2020, 11, 1, 11, 20, 25)

# Extract day, minute and second
print("Day of month:", dt.day)
print(f"Minute:Second - {dt.minute}:{dt.second}")
copy

Task

Given datetime object dt with the assigned date "May 15, 2013, 18:10:52". Replace the first two ___ parts with the day and month of dt (like 15.5), and the last two ones with the hour and minute (like 18:10).

Switch to desktopSwitch to desktop for real-world practiceContinue from where you are using one of the options below
Section 2. Chapter 3
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