# This program uses the datetime module to manipulate dates and times.

# The datetime Module
import datetime, time
print(datetime.datetime.now())

dt = datetime.datetime(2015, 10, 21, 16, 29, 0)
print((dt.year, dt.month, dt.day))
print((dt.hour, dt.minute, dt.second))

print(datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(1000000))
print(datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(time.time()))

halloween2015 = datetime.datetime(2015, 10, 31, 0, 0, 0)
newyears2016 = datetime.datetime(2016, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
oct31_2015 = datetime.datetime(2015, 10, 31, 0, 0, 0)
print(halloween2015 == oct31_2015)
print(halloween2015 > newyears2016)
print(newyears2016 > halloween2015)
print(newyears2016 != oct31_2015)

# The timedelta Data Type
delta = datetime.timedelta(days=11, hours=10, minutes=9, seconds=8)
print((delta.days, delta.seconds, delta.microseconds))
print(delta.total_seconds())
print(str(delta))

dt = datetime.datetime.now()
print(dt)
thousandDays = datetime.timedelta(days=1000)
print(dt + thousandDays)

oct21st = datetime.datetime(2015, 10, 21, 16, 29, 0)
aboutThirtyYears = datetime.timedelta(days=365 * 30)
print(oct21st)
print(oct21st - aboutThirtyYears)
print(oct21st - (2 * aboutThirtyYears))

# Pausing Until a Specific Date
halloween2016 = datetime.datetime(2016, 10, 31, 0, 0, 0)
while datetime.datetime.now() < halloween2016:
    time.sleep(1)

# Converting datetime Objects into Strings
print(oct21st.strftime('%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S'))
print(oct21st.strftime('%I:%M %p'))
print(oct21st.strftime("%B of '%y"))

# This program uses the datetime module to manipulate dates and times.

# The datetime Module
import datetime, time
print(datetime.datetime.now())

dt = datetime.datetime(2015, 10, 21, 16, 29, 0)
print((dt.year, dt.month, dt.day))
print((dt.hour, dt.minute, dt.second))

print(datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(1000000))
print(datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(time.time()))

halloween2015 = datetime.datetime(2015, 10, 31, 0, 0, 0)
newyears2016 = datetime.datetime(2016, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
oct31_2015 = datetime.datetime(2015, 10, 31, 0, 0, 0)
print(halloween2015 == oct31_2015)
print(halloween2015 > newyears2016)
print(newyears2016 > halloween2015)
print(newyears2016 != oct31_2015)

# The timedelta Data Type
delta = datetime.timedelta(days=11, hours=10, minutes=9, seconds=8)
print((delta.days, delta.seconds, delta.microseconds))
print(delta.total_seconds())
print(str(delta))

dt = datetime.datetime.now()
print(dt)
thousandDays = datetime.timedelta(days=1000)
print(dt + thousandDays)

oct21st = datetime.datetime(2015, 10, 21, 16, 29, 0)
aboutThirtyYears = datetime.timedelta(days=365 * 30)
print(oct21st)
print(oct21st - aboutThirtyYears)
print(oct21st - (2 * aboutThirtyYears))

# Pausing Until a Specific Date
halloween2016 = datetime.datetime(2016, 10, 31, 0, 0, 0)
while datetime.datetime.now() < halloween2016:
    time.sleep(1)

# Converting datetime Objects into Strings
print(oct21st.strftime('%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S'))
print(oct21st.strftime('%I:%M %p'))
print(oct21st.strftime("%B of '%y"))

# Converting Strings into datetime Objects
print(datetime.datetime.strptime('October 21, 2015', '%B %d, %Y'))
print(datetime.datetime.strptime('2015/10/21 16:29:00', '%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S'))
print(datetime.datetime.strptime("October of '15", "%B of '%y"))
print(datetime.datetime.strptime("November of '63", "%B of '%y"))

Update P04_datetimeModule added converting strings to datetime objects