simple time countdown string

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i am sorry for asking question that already answered in other post.

i already have tick method running each second, since i don't know about time format, i only display counter (int variable type) from 1800 (30 minutes) , subtract it one (sec) by each tick , until 0.

can you teach me how to make it to display 30:00, 29:59 .. instead of 1800,1799 until 00:00 ..?

if possible, i don't want to implement any other method to get it done. if you have any idea how to make this possible as simple as possible.. e.g by using time or date type

thank you.

Why don't you just calculate it yourself? Dividing by 60 is not difficult. Why is your first impulse to ask here instead? — Xaver Kapeller, May 13 '14 at 17:19
how to divide it accurately, how to make 1799 become 29:59 ? — ganero, May 13 '14 at 17:55

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 13 '14 at 17:18

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You need to use the timedelta() method from the datetime module. You can use it as follows :

import datetime

your_nicely_formated_countdown_value = datetime.timedelta(seconds=your_current_tick_value))

For instance,

import datetime
print(str(datetime.timedelta(seconds=300)))
# => '0:05:00'

answered May 13 '14 at 17:18

i can't import datetime ... how to find it ? – ganero May 13 '14 at 17:57
What version of Python are you using ? datetime should be embedded in your Python installation AFAIK – May 13 '14 at 18:01
@NNzz where does Python come in to play here? – codeMagic May 13 '14 at 18:30

simple time countdown string

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