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| Date | 2012-10-30 03:30 +0000 |
|---|---|
| From | MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> |
| Subject | Re: date and time comparison how to |
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On 2012-10-30 03:11, Dave Angel wrote:
> On 10/29/2012 10:13 PM, noydb wrote:
>> I guess I get there eventually!
>> This seems to work
>>
>> pdf_timeStamp = time.strftime("%m%d%y%H%M%S",time.localtime(os.path.getmtime(pdf)))
>> intermediateTime = time.strptime(pdf_timeStamp, "%m%d%y%H%M%S")
>> pdfFile_compareTime = time.mktime(intermediateTime)
>>
>> (and I'll do the same to the user entered date-n-time and then compare)
>>
>>
>> Lastly, so can anyone chime in and tell me if this is a good method or not? Is there a better way?
>
> Please read the rest of the thread in particular the message 3 hours ago
> from Gary Herron
>
> import datetime, os, stat
> mtime = os.lstat(filename)[stat.ST_MTIME] // the files
> modification time
> dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(mtime)
>
> Now you can compare two datetimes simply by
> if dt1 < dt2:
>
> Or you can subtract them, and examine the difference.
>
> What's the need for all that string conversion stuff?
>
+1
Incidentally, the best order for dates is year (4 digits - remember
Y2K? :-)) then month then day.
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date and time comparison how to noydb <jenn.duerr@gmail.com> - 2012-10-29 16:13 -0700
Re: date and time comparison how to Gary Herron <gherron@digipen.edu> - 2012-10-29 17:04 -0700
Re: date and time comparison how to MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-10-30 00:50 +0000
Re: date and time comparison how to noydb <jenn.duerr@gmail.com> - 2012-10-29 18:47 -0700
Re: date and time comparison how to noydb <jenn.duerr@gmail.com> - 2012-10-29 19:02 -0700
Re: date and time comparison how to noydb <jenn.duerr@gmail.com> - 2012-10-29 19:13 -0700
Re: date and time comparison how to Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-10-29 23:11 -0400
Re: date and time comparison how to noydb <jenn.duerr@gmail.com> - 2012-10-29 21:20 -0700
Re: date and time comparison how to Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-10-30 17:12 +1100
Re: date and time comparison how to Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-10-30 05:35 -0400
Re: date and time comparison how to noydb <jenn.duerr@gmail.com> - 2012-10-29 21:20 -0700
Re: date and time comparison how to MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-10-30 03:30 +0000
Re: date and time comparison how to noydb <jenn.duerr@gmail.com> - 2012-10-29 19:13 -0700
Re: date and time comparison how to noydb <jenn.duerr@gmail.com> - 2012-10-29 19:02 -0700
Re: date and time comparison how to noydb <jenn.duerr@gmail.com> - 2012-10-29 18:47 -0700
RE: date and time comparison how to "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-10-31 21:04 +0000
Re: date and time comparison how to Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam@whitemice.org> - 2012-11-02 07:22 -0400
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