jinja2_time_extension_now_tag_datetime_formatting.py

1from jinja2 import Environment
2
3# Initialize the Jinja2 environment with the jinja2_time extension
4env = Environment(extensions=['jinja2_time.Jinja2TimeExtension'])
5
6# Create a template string using the {% now %} tag
7# 'utc' refers to the timezone, and the second argument is the strftime format
8template = env.from_string("Current time in UTC: {% now 'utc', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' %}")
9
10# Render the template
11print(template.render())