How to add hours and minutes between them

Question

I want to do something like 2h35 + 0h56 in python. So this is what I tried :

>>> t1 = time(2, 35)
>>> t2 = time(0, 56)
>>> t3 = t1 + t2
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'datetime.time' and 'datetime.time'

How can I add times on a time in Python ? All the subjects on Stackoverflow ask for add times on a date, but I just need time no date!

Thanks for your help

What is `time(14, 0) + time(14, 0)` supposed to yield (or any other times that add up to more than one day? — tobias_k, Sep 18 '15 at 21:10

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 18 '15 at 21:55

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from datetime import datetime
from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta

if __name__ == '__main__':

    t1 = datetime(year=2015, day=19, month=9, hour=2, minute=35)
    t2 = t1 + relativedelta(minutes=56)

    print(t2.strftime('%H:%m'))

You must specify a real date, but in your case, you are only interested in the hours and minutes, so you can just print them using strftime.

answered Sep 18 '15 at 21:55

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python-dateutil is really useful – DevLounge Sep 18 '15 at 22:28

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 18 '15 at 21:16

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datetime.time represents absolute times and it doesn't make any sense to add e.g. 2:35 + 0:56.

See python time + timedelta equivalent. The solution there might help you.

answered Sep 18 '15 at 21:16

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How to add hours and minutes between them

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