Adding and Subtracting Time
You can manipulate time using `timedelta` objects.
Adding 10 days to the current date
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
now = datetime.now()
future_date = now + timedelta(days=10)
print(“Date after 10 days:”, future_date)
Subtracting 5 hours from the current time
past_time = now – timedelta(hours=5)
print(“Time 5 hours ago:”, past_time)
Converting Between Time Zones
Handling time zones accurately requires the `pytz` library.
Converting UTC to a different time zone
from datetime import datetime
import pytz
utc_time = datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=pytz.UTC)
local_time = utc_time.astimezone(pytz.timezone(‘US/Pacific’))
print(“Pacific Time:”, local_time)
Formatting Dates and Times
Use the `strftime` method for formatting.
Formatting the current date and time
formatted_date = now.strftime(“%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S”)
print(“Formatted date and time:”, formatted_date)
Parsing Strings to Datetime
The `strptime` method parses a string into a `datetime` object.
Parsing a date string
date_string = “2023-10-15 08:30:00”
parsed_date = datetime.strptime(date_string, “%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S”)
print(“Parsed date:”, parsed_date)