Python Timedelta Example

Below code show how to use timedelta in Python to add and subtract day and time.

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# Python timedelta
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from datetime import date
from datetime import datetime
from datetime import timedelta

# construct a basic timedelta and print it
print(timedelta(days=365, hours=5, minutes=1))

# print today's date
now = datetime.now()
print("Today's date: ", str(now))
print("One year from now will be: ", str(now + timedelta(days=365)))
print("In 2 days it will be: ", str(now + timedelta(days=2)))
print("In 3 weeks it will be: ", str(now + timedelta(weeks=3)))
print("1 week ago it was: ", str(now - timedelta(weeks=1)))
### How many days until Christmas day Day of current year
today = date.today()
christmas_day = date(today.year, 12, 25)
print("Days till Christmas: ", str(christmas_day - today))

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#Output
365 days, 5:01:00
Today's date:  2019-04-20 12:06:05.323435
One year from now will be:  2020-04-19 12:06:05.323435
In 2 days it will be:  2019-04-22 12:06:05.323435
In 3 weeks it will be:  2019-05-11 12:06:05.323435
1 week ago it was:  2019-04-13 12:06:05.323435
Days till Christmas:  219 days, 0:00:00