Python time Module

→ All of these assume:

import time

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⏱️ Python time Module – 20 Basic Assignments

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1) Print Current Time (Seconds Since Epoch)

Use time.time() to print how many seconds have passed since January 1, 1970.

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2) Print Current Local Time Tuple

Call time.localtime() and print the full tuple.

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3) Print Current Hour

Extract and print just the hour from time.localtime().

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4) Print Current Minute

Extract and print the minute.

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5) Print Current Second

Extract and print the second.

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6) Pause for 3 Seconds

Use time.sleep(3) then print:

3 seconds have passed!

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7) Simple Timer

Record start time, sleep 2 seconds, record end time, then print elapsed seconds.

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8) Measure Loop Time

Measure and print how long it takes to run a loop that prints numbers 1–5.

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9) Format Time String

Use time.ctime() on current timestamp and print.

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10) Delay With Countdown

Use time.sleep(1) to build a countdown from 5 to 1.

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11) Custom Delay Input

Ask the user for a number n and pause for n seconds before printing “Done!”.

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12) Local Time to Readable

Get time.localtime() and format with time.asctime().

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13) Time Struct Members

Print year, month, and day from a time.localtime() struct.

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14) Convert Time Tuple to Timestamp

Use time.mktime() on a time tuple and print the result.

Example tuple:

(2026,2,27,14,30,0,0,0,0)

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15) Sleep and Print Time

Record and print time before and after a sleep of 2 seconds.

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16) Print UTC Time

Use time.gmtime() and print the result.

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17) Pause Loop Execution

Print numbers 1–3 with a 1-second pause between each.

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18) Timer Function

Write a function timer(n) that waits n seconds and prints elapsed time.

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19) Timestamp Then Local Time

Get epoch seconds using time.time() and convert to local time using time.localtime().

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20) Print ISO-like Time

Combine parts from time.localtime() to print time like:

HH:MM:SS

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🧠 Concepts Practiced

Topic	Example Methods
Seconds since epoch	time.time()
Pause execution	time.sleep()
Local time tuple	time.localtime()
UTC time tuple	time.gmtime()
Human-readable time	time.ctime(), time.asctime()
Convert tuple to timestamp	time.mktime()

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📌 Starter Snippets

Get current timestamp

import time
print(time.time())

Get local time

t = time.localtime()
print(t)

Print just hour, min, sec

print(t.tm_hour, t.tm_min, t.tm_sec)

Pause execution

print("Sleeping…")
time.sleep(3)
print("Awake!")

Measure elapsed time

start = time.time()
time.sleep(2)
end = time.time()
print("Elapsed:", end - start)

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