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Python Datetime | fromtimestamp method
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expand_more Python’s date.fromtimestamp(~) method converts a Unix timestamp to a date object.
NOTE
A Unix timestamp is the number of seconds between a particular date and January 1, 1970 UTC.
Parameters
1. timestamp | Unix timestamp
The Unix timestamp to convert to corresponding date object.
Return value
A date object based off the provided Unix timestamp.
Examples
To return date object from Unix timestamp 1476561252:
from datetime import date timestamp = date.fromtimestamp(1476561252)print(timestamp)print(type(timestamp))
2016-10-16<class 'datetime.date'>
To return date object from current Unix timestamp:
import datetimeimport time
timestamp = time.time()print(timestamp)
date_object = date.fromtimestamp(timestamp)print(date_object)
1610854011.178642021-01-17
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Official Python Documentation
https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#datetime.date.fromtimestamp
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