Convert Unix Timestamp to human format in Django with Python

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I'd like to a convert unix timestamp I have in a string (ex. 1277722499.82) into a more humanized format (hh:mm:ss or similar). Is there an easy way to do this in python for a django app? This is outside of a template, in the model that I would like to do this. Thanks.

edit I'm using the python function time.time() to generate the timestamp. According to the doc:

time.time()

Return the time as a floating point number expressed in seconds since the epoch, in UTC. Note that even though the time is always returned as a floating point number, not all systems provide time with a better precision than 1 second. While this function normally returns non-decreasing values, it can return a lower value than a previous call if the system clock has been set back between the two calls.

The decimal places in your example look a bit odd - Unix timestamp is usually an integer count of seconds since 1-Jan-1970 isn't it? — eemz
– eemz, Commented Jun 28, 2010 at 15:06
@joefis: the fractional part means (or should mean) the fraction of the second. — wRAR
– wRAR, Commented Jun 28, 2010 at 15:20

nomadSK25 · Accepted Answer · 2022-03-23 20:10:01Z

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import datetime
datestring = "1277722499.82"

dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(float(datestring))
print(dt)
2010-06-28 11:54:59.820000

edited Mar 23, 2022 at 20:10

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answered Jun 28, 2010 at 15:13

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James Aylett Over a year ago

Or presumably, if you're working with timezones, .utcfromtimestamp().

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