Get the current time Using the time Module

The Python time module, allows you to work with time in Python. It provides features such as retrieving the current time, pausing the program’s execution, and so on. So, before we begin working with this module, we must first import it.

Get the current time using the time

Here, we are getting the current time using the time module.

Python3

import time
 
curr_time = time.strftime("%H:%M:%S", time.localtime())
 
print("Current Time is :", curr_time)

Output:

Current Time is : 16:19:13

Get Current Time In Milliseconds using time

Here we are trying to get time in milliseconds by multiplying time by 1000.

Python3

import time
 
millisec = int(round(time.time() * 1000))
 
print("Time in Milli seconds: ", millisec)

Output:

Time in Milli seconds:  1655722337604

Get Current Time In Nanoseconds using time

In this example, we will get time in nanoseconds using time.ns() method.

Python3

import time
 
curr_time = time.strftime("%H:%M:%S", time.localtime())
 
print("Current Time is :", curr_time)
 
nano_seconds = time.time_ns()
 
print("Current time in Nano seconds is : ", nano_seconds)

Output:

Current Time is : 16:26:52
Current time in Nano seconds is :  1655722612496349800

Get Current GMT Time using time

Green Mean Time, which is also known as GMT can be used by using time.gmtime() method in python just need to pass the time in seconds to this method to get the GMT

Python3

import time
 
# current GMT Time
gmt_time = time.gmtime(time.time())
 
print('Current GMT Time:\n', gmt_time)

Output:

Current GMT Time:
 time.struct_time(tm_year=2022, tm_mon=6, tm_mday=20, 
 tm_hour=11, tm_min=24, tm_sec=59, tm_wday=0, tm_yday=171, tm_isdst=0)

Get Current Time In Epoch using time

It is mostly used in file formats and operating systems. We can get the Epoch current time by converting the time.time() to an integer.

Python3

import time
 
print("Epoch Time is : ", int(time.time()))

Output:

Epoch Time is :  1655723915

How to Get Current Date and Time using Python

In this article, we will cover different methods for getting data and time using the DateTime module and time module in Python.

Different ways to get Current Date and Time using Python

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Get the current time Using the time Module