Python time method time.asctime() is used to convert a tuple or a time.struct_time object representing a time as returned by time.gmtime() or time.localtime() method to a string of the following form:
Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year For example: Thu 08 22 10:46:56 2019
Python time asctime() Syntax:
time.asctime([t])
Python time asctime() Parameter:
t (optional): A tuple or time.struct_time object representing a time as returned by time.gmtime() or time.localtime() method . If the ‘t’ parameter is not provided or None then the current time as returned by time.localtime() method is used.
Python time asctime() Return type:
This method returns an string of the form Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year
Example of Python time asctime()
Example 1: Use of time.asctime() method
Python3
# Python program to explain time.asctime() method# importing time moduleimport time# Convert the current time# as returned by time.time() method# to a time.struct_time object in UTC# using time.gmtime() methodobj = time.gmtime()# Print time.struct_time objectprint("time.struct_time object as returned by time.gmtime() method:")print(obj)# Convert the time.struct_time# object to a string of the# form 'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year'# using time.asctime() methodtime_str = time.asctime(obj)# Print the time.struct_time object# to the string of the# form 'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year'print("\ntime.struct_time obj in string of the form \'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year':")print(time_str)# Convert the current time# as returned by time.time() method# to a time.struct_time object in local time# using time.localtime() methodobj = time.localtime()# Print time.struct_time objectprint("\ntime.struct_time object as returned by \time.localtime() method:")print(obj)# Convert the time.struct_time# object to a string of the# form 'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year'# using time.asctime() methodtime_str = time.asctime(obj)# Print the time.struct_time object# to the string of the# form 'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year'print("\ntime.struct_time obj in string of the form \'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year':")print(time_str) |
Output:
time.struct_time object as returned by time.gmtime() method:
time.struct_time(tm_year=2021, tm_mon=10, tm_mday=7, tm_hour=15, tm_min=30, tm_sec=51, tm_wday=3, tm_yday=280, tm_isdst=0)
time.struct_time obj in string of the form ‘Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year’:
Thu Oct 7 15:30:51 2021
time.struct_time object as returned by time.localtime() method:
time.struct_time(tm_year=2021, tm_mon=10, tm_mday=7, tm_hour=21, tm_min=0, tm_sec=51, tm_wday=3, tm_yday=280, tm_isdst=0)
time.struct_time obj in string of the form ‘Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year’:
Thu Oct 7 21:00:51 2021
Example 2: If the parameter ‘t’ is not provided
Python3
# Python program to explain time.asctime() method# importing time moduleimport time# If the parameter 't'# in time.asctime() method# is not provided then# the current time as# returned by time.localtime()# method is used# Convert the current time# as returned by time.localtime() method# to a string of the# form 'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year'# using time.asctime() methodtime_str = time.asctime()# Print the stringprint(time_str) |
Output:
Thu Oct 7 21:01:45 2021
Example 3: If the parameter ‘t’ is a tuple
Python3
# Python program to explain time.asctime() method# importing time moduleimport time# A tuple with 9 attributes# representing a timet = (2019, 8, 22, 11, 21, 48, 3, 234, 0)# Convert the tuple# to a string of the# form 'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year'# using time.asctime() methodtime_str = time.asctime(t)# Print the stringprint(time_str) |
Output:
Thu Aug 22 11:21:48 2019
