How to get the current time in Python

Question

Which method is used to get the current time using python?

Answer 1

Try:

>>> import datetime

>>> datetime.datetime.now()

datetime.datetime(2009, 1, 6, 15, 8, 24, 78915)

>>> print(datetime.datetime.now())

2009-01-06 15:08:24.789150

then:

>>> datetime.datetime.now().time()

datetime.time(15, 8, 24, 78915)

>>> print(datetime.datetime.now().time())

15:08:24.789150

You can also directly import datetime object from datetime module:

>>> from datetime import datetime

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