Timestamp to datetime conversion results in 2082 in python

Question

I have following timestamp generated by a c++ app for recording files: `

3557588270.0

I want to convert this timestamp in python, with

datetime.utcfromtimestamp(3557588270.0).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')

but the result is:

2082-09-25 18:57:50

and the result should be:

2019-12-06 09:19:..

Any suggestions will be appreciated!

I forgot one important fact: in the documentation of the recording application, the timestamp is given as: Time stamp in UNITS (10000000 per second) The link to the documentation — Alex Pab
– Alex Pab, Commented Dec 11, 2019 at 13:24

Filippo Pirillo · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-11 10:50:16Z

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Your problem is not on the conversion. The problem is that your input value (3557588270) does not lead to your expected datetime value, as you can see on this site

edited Dec 11, 2019 at 10:50

answered Dec 11, 2019 at 10:40

Filippo Pirillo

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Alex Pab Over a year ago

I cannot change the input value, which comes from recording videos in binary format.

Filippo Pirillo Over a year ago

@AlexPab it seems that the error comes from there... Probably the recorder was set on the wrong datetime in such a way. For sure 3557588270.0 leads to 2082-09-25 18:57:50

Filippo Pirillo Over a year ago

@AlexPab do you know what's the meaning of timestampMedia? Can you retrieve its value?

Alex Pab Over a year ago

Unfortunately I cannot retrieve the timestampMedia data... I only have the timestamp value for every frame...

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