How do I get the number of seconds since the epoch?

Question

How do I get the current Unix timestamp in Python? I really want to know how many seconds have elapsed since January 1st, 1970.

Your question isabout getting the unix timestamp - you can do this using datetime.now().timestamp() - see https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html?highlight=re#datetime.datetime.timestamp - which is partof the dupes above. Or you can subtract datetime(1970,1,1,0,0,0) from datetime.now() and get its total_seconds() - wich is also described in the dupes. Still sure this is not a dupe? — Patrick Artner, Oct 14 '19 at 20:39
@Patrick Artner The dupe I left up is actually real. It's just very disappointing that Googling for "seconds since epoch Python" gets you to a different answer of mine that's to an entirely different question. — nmichaels, Oct 14 '19 at 20:47

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 14 '19 at 20:30

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>>> import time
>>> time.time()
1571084862.598271

Convert it to an integer, if required, with

int(time.time())

answered Oct 14 '19 at 20:30

nmichaels

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