Python: Get the time values with components using local time and gmtime

Last update on May 28 2022 13:34:46 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Python Datetime: Exercise-56 with Solution

Write a Python program to get time values with components using local time and gmtime.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import time
def time_struct(s):
   print(' tm_year :', s.tm_year)
   print(' tm_mon :', s.tm_mon)
   print(' tm_mday :', s.tm_mday)
   print(' tm_hour :', s.tm_hour)
   print(' tm_min :', s.tm_min)
   print(' tm_sec :', s.tm_sec)
   print(' tm_wday :', s.tm_wday)
   print(' tm_yday :', s.tm_yday)
   print(' tm_isdst:', s.tm_isdst)
print('\nlocaltime:')
time_struct(time.localtime())
print('\ngmtime:')
time_struct(time.gmtime())

Sample Output:

localtime:
 tm_year : 2021
 tm_mon : 4
 tm_mday : 13
 tm_hour : 11
 tm_min : 20
 tm_sec : 37
 tm_wday : 1
 tm_yday : 103
 tm_isdst: 0

gmtime:
 tm_year : 2021
 tm_mon : 4
 tm_mday : 13
 tm_hour : 11
 tm_min : 20
 tm_sec : 37
 tm_wday : 1
 tm_yday : 103
 tm_isdst: 0

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