Unix timestamp to iso 8601 time format

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When I convert unix time 1463288494 to isoformat i get 2016-05-14T22:01:34. How can I get the output including the -07:00. In this format 2016-05-14T22:01:34-07:00

from datetime import datetime
t =  int("1463288494")
print(datetime.fromtimestamp(t).isoformat())

You need to attach a `tzinfo` class to your `datetime` but I don't know if that's sufficient. — Mark Ransom, Aug 09 '16 at 22:31
For anyone that needs zulu time you can use: `datetime.utcfromtimestamp(t).isoformat() + 'Z'`. — mvr, Jan 24 '18 at 20:35

score 23 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 09 '16 at 23:03

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You can pass a tzinfo instance representing your timezone offset to fromtimestamp(). The problem then is how to get the tzinfo object. The easiest way is to use the pytz module which provides a tzinfo compatible object:

import pytz
from datetime import datetime

tz = pytz.timezone('America/Los_Angeles')
print(datetime.fromtimestamp(1463288494, tz).isoformat())

#2016-05-14T22:01:34-07:00

answered Aug 09 '16 at 23:03

mhawke

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With Python 3.9+, you can use the standard library 's [zoneinfo](https://docs.python.org/3/library/zoneinfo.html) module to get the timezone object. – FObersteiner Dec 29 '21 at 09:54
@FObersteiner how to do that? – Abel Callejo May 25 '23 at 03:23
@AbelCallejo like [this](https://stackoverflow.com/a/63628816/10197418) for example – FObersteiner May 25 '23 at 16:24

Unix timestamp to iso 8601 time format

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