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How to work with date and time (datetime)?

Q: How to work with date and time (datetime)?

1) datetime.datetime.now() — current local time. 2) Better to store UTC: datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc). 3) Parsing: datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(...). 4) Formatting: dt.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'). 5) Difference: timedelta.

Updated: 2026-08-31

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•datetime.datetime.now() — current local time.

•Better to store UTC: datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).

•Parsing: datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(...).

•Formatting: dt.strftime('%Y-%m-%d').

•Difference: timedelta.

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