How to assign a variable to an output in Python?

Question

I have a coding assignment where we are supposed to find the difference between two timestamps. I have completed the code for that however it is supposed to print as "x hour(s) y minute(s) z second(s)".

I tried using print('hours" + (x), 'minutes' + (y), 'seconds' + (z) but it is not working.

x = int(((a-b) // 3600)) y = int(((a-b) % 3600) // 60) z = int((a-b) % 60 )

this is the code I am using.

You'll want to look into [string formatting](https://www.learnpython.org/en/String_Formatting). — FThompson, Sep 10 '19 at 00:58
What exactly isn't working? Are you getting an error message? — OneCricketeer, Sep 10 '19 at 00:59

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 10 '19 at 01:04

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Assuming you are using python 3.*

a = 1
b = 2

x = int(((a-b) // 3600))
y = int(((a-b) % 3600) // 60)
z = int((a-b) % 60 )

print(f'hours {x} minutes {y} seconds {z}')

answered Sep 10 '19 at 01:04

Madison Courto

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Deepstop · Answer 2 · 2019-09-10T01:15:10.983

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It would make sense to only do the subtraction and the integer conversion once.

from datetime import datetime

a = datetime.now().timestamp()
b = datetime(2019,9,1).timestamp()

c = int(a - b)

hh = c // 3600
mm = c % 3600 // 60
ss = c % 60

print(f"hours: {hh}, minutes: {mm}, seconds: {ss}")

Result

hours: 213, minutes: 10, seconds: 27

edited Sep 10 '19 at 01:15

answered Sep 10 '19 at 01:08

Deepstop

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How to assign a variable to an output in Python?

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