Please note, this is a STATIC archive of website www.w3resource.com from 19 Jul 2022, cach3.com does not collect or store any user information, there is no "phishing" involved.
w3resource

Python: Get the GMT and local current time

Python Datetime: Exercise-29 with Solution

Write a Python program to get the GMT and local current time.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

from time import gmtime, strftime
import time
print("\nGMT: "+time.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p %Z", time.gmtime()))
print("Local: "+strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p %Z\n"))

Sample Output: 

GMT: Mon, 08 May 2017 06:21:07 AM GMT                                                                         
Local: Mon, 08 May 2017 11:51:07 AM IST

Flowchart:

Flowchart: Get the GMT and local current time.

Visualize Python code execution:

The following tool visualize what the computer is doing step-by-step as it executes the said program:

Python Code Editor:

Contribute your code and comments through Disqus.

Previous: Write a Python program to get the dates 30 days before and after from the current date.
Next: Write a Python program convert a date to timestamp.

What is the difficulty level of this exercise?

Test your Programming skills with w3resource's quiz.



Python: Tips of the Day

Find current directory and file's directory:

To get the full path to the directory a Python file is contained in, write this in that file:

import os 
dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))

(Note that the incantation above won't work if you've already used os.chdir() to change your current working directory, since the value of the __file__ constant is relative to the current working directory and is not changed by an os.chdir() call.)

To get the current working directory use

import os
cwd = os.getcwd()

Documentation references for the modules, constants and functions used above:

  • The os and os.path modules.
  • The __file__ constant
  • os.path.realpath(path) (returns "the canonical path of the specified filename, eliminating any symbolic links encountered in the path")
  • os.path.dirname(path) (returns "the directory name of pathname path")
  • os.getcwd() (returns "a string representing the current working directory")
  • os.chdir(path) ("change the current working directory to path")

Ref: https://bit.ly/3fy0R6m