Python has several different modules to deal with dates and times. This course concentrates on the primary one,datetime. Dates and times are messy things! Shifts due to daylight savings time and time zones complicate any computing with dates and times.

In this course, you’ll tackle that messiness and learn:

• How to use thedatetime module
• What thezoneinfo module does and how to use it
• How tocalculate the difference between twodatetime objects

What’s Included:

• 6 Lessons
• Video Subtitles and Full Transcripts
• 2 Downloadable Resources
• Accompanying Text-Based Tutorial
• Q&A With Python Experts: Ask a Question
• Certificate of Completion

Downloadable Resources:

• Course Slides (.pdf)
• Sample Code (.zip)

Related Learning Paths:

• Important Standard Library Modules

Using Python's datetime Module

6 Lessons 35m

1. 1. Using Python's datetime Module (Overview)02:37
2. 2. Understanding That Dates and Times Are Messy07:33
3. 3. Introducing datetime06:13
4. 4. Dealing With Time Zones10:44
5. 5. Doing Date and Time Arithmetic05:48
6. 6. Using Python's datetime Module (Summary)03:04

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