How to get a timestamp?

Question

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

Near-duplicate: [How to get the current time in Python](//stackoverflow.com/q/415511) — Aran-Fey, Sep 21 '19 at 06:29
Possible duplicate of [How to get the current time in Python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/415511/how-to-get-the-current-time-in-python) — GiftZwergrapper, Sep 27 '19 at 13:29

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 21 '19 at 08:30

2

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

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

answered Sep 21 '19 at 08:30

heyxh

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 21 '19 at 09:17

1

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.

edited Sep 21 '19 at 09:17

Yogaraj

answered Sep 21 '19 at 06:22

B. Ackerman

2 Answers2