Function Name:
fromtimestamp
Function Signature:
@classmethod fromtimestamp(timestamp)
Parameters:
timestamp – The timestamp for which the date needs to be computed.
Return Value:
Returns the date corresponding to a valid timestamp.
Function Overview:
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The method fromtimestamp() of the date class computes the date corresponding to a given timestamp and returns it. Methods like time.time() can be used get a timestamp.
Note:
- The supported timestamp range is from the year 1970 to the year 2038.
- The fromtimestamp() method does not consider leap seconds if any present in the timestamp.
- The method fromtimestamp() is a class method.
Exceptions Raised:
OverflowError, OSError
Example:
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# ----- Example Python program to get date from timestamp ----- import datetime import time
# Get date from current time dateFromCurrentTime = datetime.date.fromtimestamp(time.time()); print("Date:(Timestamp used is current time):%s"%dateFromCurrentTime);
# Get date from start of unix epoch dateFromCurrentTime = datetime.date.fromtimestamp(0); print("Date:(Timestamp used is Unix Epoch time):%s"%dateFromCurrentTime); |
Output:
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Date:(Timestamp used is current time):2019-07-12 Date:(Timestamp used is Unix Epoch time):1970-01-01 |