The total_seconds() function is used to return the total number of seconds covered for the specified duration of time instance. This function is used in the timedelta class of module DateTime.
Syntax: total_seconds()
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.
Return values: This function returns the total number of seconds covered for the specified duration of time instance.
Example 1: In the below example, 55 minutes is going to be returned in terms of the second value with the help of total_seconds() function.
Python3
# Python3 code for getting# total seconds for the# given duration of time# Importing time and timedelta modulefrom datetime import time, timedelta # Specifying a time durationA = timedelta(minutes = 55)# Calling the total_seconds() function# over the specified time durationtotalsecond = A.total_seconds()# Getting the Total seconds for# the duration of 55 minutesprint("Total seconds in 55 minutes:", totalsecond) |
Output:
Total seconds in 55 minutes: 3300.0
Example 2: In the below example, -3*13 minutes is going to be returned in terms of the second value with the help of total_seconds() function.
Python3
# Python3 code for getting# total seconds for the# given duration of time# Importing time and timedelta modulefrom datetime import time, timedelta # Specifying a time durationA = timedelta(minutes = -3*13)# Calling the total_seconds() function# over the specified time durationtotalsecond = A.total_seconds()# Getting the Total seconds for# the duration of -3*13 minutesprint("Total seconds in -3*13 minutes:", totalsecond) |
Output:
Total seconds in -3*13 minutes: -2340.0
Example 3: In the below example, the total_seconds() function is converting the duration of “days = 2, hours = 3, minutes = 43, and seconds = 35” into its equivalent seconds value.
Python3
# Python3 code for getting# total seconds for the# given duration of time# Importing time and timedelta modulefrom datetime import time, timedelta # Specifying a time durationA = timedelta(days = 2, hours = 3, minutes = 43, seconds = 35)# Calling the total_seconds() function# over the specified time durationtotalsecond = A.total_seconds()# Getting the Total secondsprint("Total seconds are:", totalsecond) |
Output:
Total seconds are: 186215.0
