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How to Convert Date to Timestamp in Python

Submitted by razormist on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - 23:46.

In this tutorial, we will program 'How to Convert a Date to a Timestamp in Python.' We will learn how to convert a date into a readable timestamp string. The objective is to automatically convert a given date into a timestamp. I will provide a sample program to demonstrate the actual coding process in this tutorial.

This topic is very easy to understand. Just follow the instructions I provide, and you will be able to do it yourself with ease. The program I will show you covers the basics of programming for converting a date into a timestamp. I will do my best to provide you with a simple method for obtaining a timestamp. So, let's start with the coding.

Getting Started:

First you will have to download & install the Python IDLE's, here's the link for the Integrated Development And Learning Environment for Python https://www.python.org/downloads/.

Creating Main Function

This is the main function of the application. The following code will display a simple GUI in terminal console that will display program. To do this, simply copy and paste these blocks of code into the IDLE text editor.
  1. import time
  2. import datetime
  3.  
  4.  
  5.  
  6.  
  7. ret = False
  8.  
  9.  
  10. while True:
  11.     print("\n================== Convert Date to Timestamp ==================\n\n")
  12.  
  13.  
  14.  
  15.     string = input("Enter Date: ")
  16.  
  17.  
  18.     element = datetime.datetime.strptime(string,"%d/%m/%Y")
  19.  
  20.     timestamp = datetime.datetime.timestamp(element)
  21.  
  22.     print(timestamp)
  23.  
  24.     opt = input("\nDo you want to try again?(yes/no): ")
  25.  
  26.     if opt.lower() == 'yes':
  27.             ret=False
  28.     elif opt.lower() == 'no':
  29.             ret=True
  30.             print("Exiting program....")
  31.  
  32.     else:
  33.             print("Please enter yes/no:")
  34.             break
  35.  
  36.     if ret == False:
  37.             continue

This script is designed to convert a date entered by the user in the format dd/mm/yyyy into a Unix timestamp (the number of seconds since January 1, 1970).

Output:

There you have it we successfully created How to Convert Date to Timestamp in Python. I hope that this simple tutorial help you to what you are looking for. For more updates and tutorials just kindly visit this site. Enjoy Coding!

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