python_datetime_timedelta_arithmetic_formatting_and_parsing.py

1import time
2from datetime import date
3from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
4
5# Examples of usage: date
6today = date.today()
7print(today)
8# datetime.date(2023, 12, 4)  # (Sample output)
9
10# Examples of usage: date with arithmetic
11yesterday = today - timedelta(days=1)
12print(yesterday)
13
14# Examples of usage: datetime
15now = datetime.now()
16print(now)
17# datetime.datetime(2023, 12, 4, 14, 5, 23, 441942)  # (Sample output)
18
19# Using timedelta for future dates
20tomorrow = now + timedelta(days=1)
21print(tomorrow)
22
23# Formatting datetime objects
24format_str = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
25formatted_now = now.strftime(format_str)
26print(f"Formatted: {formatted_now}")
27
28# Parsing strings into datetime objects
29date_string = "2023-12-31 23:59:59"
30parsed_date = datetime.strptime(date_string, format_str)
31print(f"Parsed: {parsed_date}")