Function Name:
isoformat
Function Signature:
isoformat(timespec=”auto”)
Parameters:
timespec – Defines what components of time to be included in the return value.
Return Value:
A string value containing the time with specified precision. Valid values and their meanings are given here.
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Parameter Value |
Format of the time string returned |
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auto |
Equivalent to seconds |
|
hours |
HH:HH |
|
minutes |
HH:MM |
|
seconds |
HH:MM:SS |
|
milliseconds |
HH:MM:sss |
|
microseconds |
HH:MM:ssssss |
Overview:
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The method isoformat() returns the time as a string in the format as specified by the ISO 8601 standard.
- The return value can contain a string of minimum length 2, representing HH for hours and of maximum length 15, representing HH:MM:SS:ssssss.
- In the similar way ISO format of a date object can be obtained using date.isoformat().
Example:
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# ----- Example program to print datetime.date objects in ISO 8601 format import datetime
# Pass hours, minutes, seconds and microseconds as parameters pastMidnight = datetime.time(0, 30, 2, 123456); timeInISOFormat = pastMidnight.isoformat(timespec="microseconds"); print("Time in ISO format:%s"%timeInISOFormat);
# Display only upto minutes....let other components like seconds and microseconds be truncated timeInISOFormat = pastMidnight.isoformat(timespec="minutes"); print("Time with up to minutes part:%s"%timeInISOFormat); |
Output:
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Time in ISO format:00:30:02.123456 Time with up to minutes part:00:30 |