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arrow_datetime_creation_manipulation_formatting_humanization_quickstart.py

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Demonstrates basic creation, manipulation, formatting, and conversion of datetime

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arrow_datetime_creation_manipulation_formatting_humanization_quickstart.py
1import arrow
2
3# Get current time
4utc = arrow.utcnow()
5local = utc.to('US/Pacific')
6
7# Creation from various sources
8a = arrow.get('2013-05-11T21:23:58.970460+07:00')
9b = arrow.get(1367900664)
10c = arrow.get('2013-05-11 21:23:58', 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss')
11
12# Properties and manipulation
13day = local.day
14hour = local.hour
15shifted = local.shift(weeks=+1)
16
17# Formatting and humanizing
18formatted = local.format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss ZZ')
19humanized = local.humanize()
20
21print(f"Current Local: {local}")
22print(f"Humanized: {humanized}")