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Python Datetime

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Python has a built-in module called datetime to work with dates and times.

To use it, you must import the module:

import datetime

🔹 Get Current Date and Time

import datetime
now = datetime.datetime.now()
print(now)

🔹 Get Only Date or Time

today = datetime.date.today()
print(today)

current_time = datetime.datetime.now().time()
print(current_time)

🔹 Create a Custom Date

d = datetime.datetime(2023, 5, 17)
print(d)

🔹 Get Year, Month, Day

now = datetime.datetime.now()
print(now.year)
print(now.month)
print(now.day)

🔹 Format Date Output

now = datetime.datetime.now()
print(now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"))  # 2025-06-21
print(now.strftime("%A"))        # Friday
print(now.strftime("%I:%M %p"))  # 05:30 PM

Common format codes:

Code Meaning
%Y Year
%m Month (01–12)
%d Day
%H Hour (00–23)
%I Hour (01–12)
%M Minute
%p AM or PM
%A Weekday name

🔹 Timedelta (Add or Subtract Time)

from datetime import timedelta, datetime

today = datetime.now()
future = today + timedelta(days=10)
past = today - timedelta(days=5)
print(future)
print(past)

🔹 ISO Format

print(datetime.now().isoformat())

🧪 Try It Yourself

  • Get today’s date

  • Format it into DD-MM-YYYY

  • Add 7 days to current date

  • Extract time only from current timestamp

Practice Questions

Q1. Write a Python program to print the current date and time using datetime.now().

Q2. Write a Python program to show only the year from today’s date.

Q3. Write a Python program to format today’s date as DD/MM/YYYY.

Q4. Write a Python program to print the current time in HH:MM AM/PM format.

Q5. Write a Python program to create a datetime object for your birthday.

Q6. Write a Python program to add 15 days to the current date using timedelta.

Q7. Write a Python program to subtract 7 days from today’s date using timedelta.

Q8. Write a Python program to show the weekday name for today’s date (e.g., "Monday").

Q9. Write a Python program to print only the time from datetime.now().

Q10. Write a Python program to display the current date in ISO format using .isoformat().

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