Python - get current datetime

In this article, we would like to show you how get current datetime in Python.

To work with date objects, you need to import the datetime module using:

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import datetime

In this example, we use datetime.datetime.now() to get the current datetime.

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import datetime

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result = datetime.datetime.now()

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print(result)  # 2021-08-19 20:27:43.361352 (current datetime)

Output:

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2021-08-19 20:27:43.361352

In this example, we get year, month and day from current datetime.

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from datetime import datetime

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now = datetime.now()  # current datetime

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print(now.year)

print(now.month)

print(now.day)

Example output:

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2021

8

19

In this example, we get hour, minute and second from current datetime.

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from datetime import datetime

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now = datetime.now()  # current datetime

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print(now.hour)

print(now.minute)

print(now.second)

Example output:

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21

3

40

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