Time

Time representation

Code

from datetime import time

Create

Action	Code	Details
From hms	time(hour, minute, second)
Current time	datetime.now().time()
Time from any valid ISO 8601 time string	time.fromisoformat(time_str)	e.g. 23:59:01
From total seconds since start of day	(datetime.min + timedelta(seconds=7321.5)).time()

Constants

Action	Code	Details
Latest representable time	time.max

Test

Action	Code	Details
Is time	isinstance(x, datetime.time)
Same moment in time	x == y	Up to x.resolution precision (usually 1μs)
Happens before y	x < y
Happens after y	x > y

Extract

Action	Code	Details
Hour	x.hour
Minute	x.minute
Second	x.second
Microsecond	x.microsecond
Smallest representable time difference	time.resolution

Convert

Action	Code	Details
Total seconds	?
Format time as ISO 8601	x.isoformat()	e.g., 23:59:00
Format datetime as HH:mm	x.strftime('%H:%M')	e.g., 23:59
Format datetime as HH:mm:ss	x.strftime('%H:%M:%S')	e.g., 23:59:00
Format readable datetime of consistent length	x.ctime()	e.g., Sun Jan 1 23:59:00 2023
Named tuple	x.timetuple()