I am trying to figure out the differences between the datetime
and time
modules, and what each should be used for.
I know that datetime
provides both dates and time. What is the use of the time
module?
Examples would be appreciated and differences concerning timezones would especially be of interest.
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Answer
The time
module is principally for working with Unix time stamps; expressed as a floating point number taken to be seconds since the Unix epoch. the datetime
module can support many of the same operations, but provides a more object oriented set of types, and also has some limited support for time zones.