from datetime import datetime, timezone, timedelta
def show(label, pattern, dt):
print(f"{label.ljust(30)} {pattern.ljust(15)} → {dt.strftime(pattern)}")
print("\n=== Python Time Formatting Examples ===\n")
# Current time (naive)
now = datetime.now()
# Current time with timezone (+03:00 example)
now_tz = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=3)))
print(f"Current local datetime: {now}")
print(f"Current datetime with TZ: {now_tz}")
print("-" * 60)
# --- 24-HOUR FORMATS ---
show("24-hour HH:MM:SS", "%H:%M:%S", now)
show("24-hour HH:MM", "%H:%M", now)
show("24-hour with microseconds", "%H:%M:%S.%f", now)
# --- 12-HOUR FORMATS ---
show("12-hour hh:MM:SS AM/PM", "%I:%M:%S %p", now)
show("12-hour hh:MM AM/PM", "%I:%M %p", now)
# --- MILLISECONDS / MICROSECONDS ---
show("Microseconds", "%f", now)
print("Milliseconds %H:%M:%S.%f →", now.strftime("%H:%M:%S.%f")[:-3])
# --- TIMEZONE FORMATS ---
show("Time with numeric offset", "%H:%M:%S %z", now_tz)
show("Time with timezone name", "%H:%M:%S %Z", now_tz)
# --- COMMON PATTERNS ---
show("HH:MM:SS (common)", "%H:%M:%S", now)
show("HH:MM (common)", "%H:%M", now)
show("hh:MM AM/PM", "%I:%M %p", now)
show("Time + microseconds", "%H:%M:%S.%f", now)
'''
run:
=== Python Time Formatting Examples ===
Current local datetime: 2026-05-21 05:40:35.183797
Current datetime with TZ: 2026-05-21 08:40:35.183805+03:00
------------------------------------------------------------
24-hour HH:MM:SS %H:%M:%S → 05:40:35
24-hour HH:MM %H:%M → 05:40
24-hour with microseconds %H:%M:%S.%f → 05:40:35.183797
12-hour hh:MM:SS AM/PM %I:%M:%S %p → 05:40:35 AM
12-hour hh:MM AM/PM %I:%M %p → 05:40 AM
Microseconds %f → 183797
Milliseconds %H:%M:%S.%f → 05:40:35.183
Time with numeric offset %H:%M:%S %z → 08:40:35 +0300
Time with timezone name %H:%M:%S %Z → 08:40:35 UTC+03:00
HH:MM:SS (common) %H:%M:%S → 05:40:35
HH:MM (common) %H:%M → 05:40
hh:MM AM/PM %I:%M %p → 05:40 AM
Time + microseconds %H:%M:%S.%f → 05:40:35.183797
--------------------------------------------------
'''
