Python Get Current Time

Most of these will use:

from datetime import datetime, time
now = datetime.now()

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1) Print Only Current Time

Print only the current time (hours:minutes:seconds).

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2) Print Hours Only

Extract and print the current hour (24-hour format).

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3) Print Minutes Only

Extract and print the current minute.

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4) Print Seconds Only

Extract and print the current second.

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5) Print Microseconds

Extract and print the current microsecond.

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6) 12-Hour Format

Print the current time in 12-hour format with AM/PM.

Example output:

02:30 PM

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7) Format HH:MM

Print current time only with:

HH:MM

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8) Format HH:MM:SS

Print current time in:

HH:MM:SS

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9) Time With Milliseconds

Print time including microseconds.

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10) Split Date & Time

Store current datetime in now. Print now.date() and now.time() separately.

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11) Print Hour > 12?

Ask user for current hour and print whether it’s before noon or after noon.

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12) Check AM or PM

Use now.strftime() to determine and print AM or PM.

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13) Display Time in Words

Print time in this format:

Hour: 14
Minute: 30
Second: 15

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14) Sleep and Show Updated Time

Import time module, pause the program for 3 seconds with time.sleep(3), then print updated time.

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15) Time Comparison

Get current time and compare it with a fixed time:

14:00:00

Print whether now is before or after 2 PM.

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16) Time in UTC

Print current UTC time using datetime.utcnow().

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17) Print Local vs UTC

Print both local current time and UTC time.

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18) Time from User Input

Ask user to enter a time string in:

HH:MM:SS

Parse it using datetime.strptime() and print the parsed time.

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19) Time Without Microseconds

Print the current time but do not show microseconds.

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20) Time Components as Variables

Assign:

hour = now.hour
minute = now.minute
second = now.second

Then print:

Time is HH:MM:SS

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🧠 Concepts Practiced

Topic	Typical Method
Get current time	datetime.now()
Extract hour/minute/second	.hour, .minute, .second
12-hour format	strftime("%I:%M %p")
UTC time	datetime.utcnow()
Pause execution	time.sleep(sec)
Parsing time	datetime.strptime()

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📌 Quick Code Snippets

Print current time

from datetime import datetime
now = datetime.now()
print(now.time())

Extract parts

print(now.hour)
print(now.minute)
print(now.second)

12-hour time with AM/PM

print(now.strftime("%I:%M %p"))

Without microseconds

print(now.strftime("%H:%M:%S"))

Sleep and update

import time
time.sleep(3)
print(datetime.now().time())

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