How to format time.time() using strftime() in python

Question

I have an epoch time that is in Seconds.PartOfSecond format e.g. 1581218900.17436. How can this be used within time.strftime() ?

import time
curTime = time.time()
# Following is not correct but gives idea what i'm looking for
formattedTime = time.strftime('%A %B %e, %Y %t', curTime)

Update The answer this has been closed for is not imo an obvious replacement: how would one know we need to convert to datetime.datetime? The answer below is more to the point.

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 09 '20 at 03:30

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You need pass your second to gmtime

import time
s=time.gmtime(1581218900.17436)
time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", s)
'2020-02-09 03:28:20'
time.strftime('%A %B %e, %Y %t', s)
'Sunday February  9, 2020 \t'

answered Feb 09 '20 at 03:30

BENY

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Nice . Any idea why it were so hard for me to find that info? What resources exist for something so basic? – WestCoastProjects Feb 09 '20 at 03:31
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@javadba https://docs.python.org/3/library/time.html – BENY Feb 09 '20 at 03:32
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How to format time.time() using strftime() in python

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