How to get a timestamp?

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Is there any function in python similar to new Date().getTime() in javascript? I want to get timestamp like this: 1569046436.991

Yogaraj · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-21 09:17:52Z

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You can import the time module and use time.time().

In [1]: import time

In [2]: time.time()
Out[2]: 1569048420.49872

This gives you the Unix epoch time which is the same format that new Date().getTime() returns in JavaScript.

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answered Sep 21, 2019 at 6:22

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heyxh · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-21 08:30:05Z

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from datetime import datetime
print(datetime.now().timestamp())
>> 1569054370.358652

import time
print(time.time())
>> 1569054370.359672

answered Sep 21, 2019 at 8:30

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