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1:mod:`!time` --- Time access and conversions
2============================================
3
4.. module:: time
5   :synopsis: Time access and conversions.
6
7--------------
8
9This module provides various time-related functions. For related
10functionality, see also the :mod:`datetime` and :mod:`calendar` modules.
11
12Although this module is always available,
13not all functions are available on all platforms.  Most of the functions
14defined in this module call platform C library functions with the same name.  It
15may sometimes be helpful to consult the platform documentation, because the
16semantics of these functions varies among platforms.
17
18An explanation of some terminology and conventions is in order.
19
20.. _epoch:
21
22.. index:: single: epoch
23
24* The :dfn:`epoch` is the point where the time starts, the return value of
25  ``time.gmtime(0)``. It is January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 (UTC) on all platforms.
26
27.. _leap seconds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second
28
29.. index:: seconds since the epoch
30
31* The term :dfn:`seconds since the epoch` refers to the total number
32  of elapsed seconds since the epoch, typically excluding
33  `leap seconds`_.  Leap seconds are excluded from this total on all
34  POSIX-compliant platforms.
35
36.. index:: single: Year 2038
37
38* The functions in this module may not handle dates and times before the epoch_ or
39  far in the future.  The cut-off point in the future is determined by the C
40  library; for 32-bit systems, it is typically in 2038.
41
42.. index::
43   single: 2-digit years
44
45* Function :func:`strptime` can parse 2-digit years when given ``%y`` format
46  code. When 2-digit years are parsed, they are converted according to the POSIX
47  and ISO C standards: values 69--99 are mapped to 1969--1999, and values 0--68
48  are mapped to 2000--2068.
49
50.. index::
51   single: UTC
52   single: Coordinated Universal Time
53   single: Greenwich Mean Time
54
55* UTC is Coordinated Universal Time (formerly known as Greenwich Mean Time, or
56  GMT).  The acronym UTC is not a mistake but a compromise between English and
57  French.
58
59.. index:: single: Daylight Saving Time
60
61* DST is Daylight Saving Time, an adjustment of the timezone by (usually) one
62  hour during part of the year.  DST rules are magic (determined by local law) and
63  can change from year to year.  The C library has a table containing the local
64  rules (often it is read from a system file for flexibility) and is the only
65  source of True Wisdom in this respect.
66
67* The precision of the various real-time functions may be less than suggested by
68  the units in which their value or argument is expressed. E.g. on most Unix
69  systems, the clock "ticks" only 50 or 100 times a second.
70
71* On the other hand, the precision of :func:`.time` and :func:`sleep` is better
72  than their Unix equivalents: times are expressed as floating-point numbers,
73  :func:`.time` returns the most accurate time available (using Unix
74  :c:func:`!gettimeofday` where available), and :func:`sleep` will accept a time
75  with a nonzero fraction (Unix :c:func:`!select` is used to implement this, where
76  available).
77
78* The time value as returned by :func:`gmtime`, :func:`localtime`, and
79  :func:`strptime`, and accepted by :func:`asctime`, :func:`mktime` and
80  :func:`strftime`, is a sequence of 9 integers.  The return values of
81  :func:`gmtime`, :func:`localtime`, and :func:`strptime` also offer attribute
82  names for individual fields.
83
84  See :class:`struct_time` for a description of these objects.
85
86  .. versionchanged:: 3.3
87     The :class:`struct_time` type was extended to provide
88     the :attr:`~struct_time.tm_gmtoff` and :attr:`~struct_time.tm_zone`
89     attributes when platform supports corresponding
90     ``struct tm`` members.
91
92  .. versionchanged:: 3.6
93     The :class:`struct_time` attributes
94     :attr:`~struct_time.tm_gmtoff` and :attr:`~struct_time.tm_zone`
95     are now available on all platforms.
96
97* Use the following functions to convert between time representations:
98
99  +-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
100  | From                    | To                      | Use                     |
101  +=========================+=========================+=========================+
102  | seconds since the epoch | :class:`struct_time` in | :func:`gmtime`          |
103  |                         | UTC                     |                         |
104  +-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
105  | seconds since the epoch | :class:`struct_time` in | :func:`localtime`       |
106  |                         | local time              |                         |
107  +-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
108  | :class:`struct_time` in | seconds since the epoch | :func:`calendar.timegm` |
109  | UTC                     |                         |                         |
110  +-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
111  | :class:`struct_time` in | seconds since the epoch | :func:`mktime`          |
112  | local time              |                         |                         |
113  +-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
114
115
116.. _time-functions:
117
118Functions
119---------
120
121.. function:: asctime([t])
122
123   Convert a tuple or :class:`struct_time` representing a time as returned by
124   :func:`gmtime` or :func:`localtime` to a string of the following
125   form: ``'Sun Jun 20 23:21:05 1993'``. The day field is two characters long
126   and is space padded if the day is a single digit,
127   e.g.: ``'Wed Jun  9 04:26:40 1993'``.
128
129   If *t* is not provided, the current time as returned by :func:`localtime`
130   is used. Locale information is not used by :func:`asctime`.
131
132   .. note::
133
134      Unlike the C function of the same name, :func:`asctime` does not add a
135      trailing newline.
136
137.. function:: pthread_getcpuclockid(thread_id)
138
139   Return the *clk_id* of the thread-specific CPU-time clock for the specified *thread_id*.
140
141   Use :func:`threading.get_ident` or the :attr:`~threading.Thread.ident`
142   attribute of :class:`threading.Thread` objects to get a suitable value
143   for *thread_id*.
144
145   .. warning::
146      Passing an invalid or expired *thread_id* may result in
147      undefined behavior, such as segmentation fault.
148
149   .. availability:: Unix
150
151      See the man page for :manpage:`pthread_getcpuclockid(3)` for
152      further information.
153
154   .. versionadded:: 3.7
155
156.. function:: clock_getres(clk_id)
157
158   Return the resolution (precision) of the specified clock *clk_id*.  Refer to
159   :ref:`time-clock-id-constants` for a list of accepted values for *clk_id*.
160
161   .. availability:: Unix.
162
163   .. versionadded:: 3.3
164
165
166.. function:: clock_gettime(clk_id) -> float
167
168   Return the time of the specified clock *clk_id*.  Refer to
169   :ref:`time-clock-id-constants` for a list of accepted values for *clk_id*.
170
171   Use :func:`clock_gettime_ns` to avoid the precision loss caused by the
172   :class:`float` type.
173
174   .. availability:: Unix.
175
176   .. versionadded:: 3.3
177
178
179.. function:: clock_gettime_ns(clk_id) -> int
180
181   Similar to :func:`clock_gettime` but return time as nanoseconds.
182
183   .. availability:: Unix.
184
185   .. versionadded:: 3.7
186
187
188.. function:: clock_settime(clk_id, time: float)
189
190   Set the time of the specified clock *clk_id*.  Currently,
191   :data:`CLOCK_REALTIME` is the only accepted value for *clk_id*.
192
193   Use :func:`clock_settime_ns` to avoid the precision loss caused by the
194   :class:`float` type.
195
196   .. availability:: Unix, not Android, not iOS.
197
198   .. versionadded:: 3.3
199
200
201.. function:: clock_settime_ns(clk_id, time: int)
202
203   Similar to :func:`clock_settime` but set time with nanoseconds.
204
205   .. availability:: Unix, not Android, not iOS.
206
207   .. versionadded:: 3.7
208
209
210.. function:: ctime([secs])
211
212   Convert a time expressed in seconds since the epoch_ to a string of a form:
213   ``'Sun Jun 20 23:21:05 1993'`` representing local time. The day field
214   is two characters long and is space padded if the day is a single digit,
215   e.g.: ``'Wed Jun  9 04:26:40 1993'``.
216
217   If *secs* is not provided or :const:`None`, the current time as
218   returned by :func:`.time` is used. ``ctime(secs)`` is equivalent to
219   ``asctime(localtime(secs))``. Locale information is not used by
220   :func:`ctime`.
221
222
223.. function:: get_clock_info(name)
224
225   Get information on the specified clock as a namespace object.
226   Supported clock names and the corresponding functions to read their value
227   are:
228
229   * ``'monotonic'``: :func:`time.monotonic`
230   * ``'perf_counter'``: :func:`time.perf_counter`
231   * ``'process_time'``: :func:`time.process_time`
232   * ``'thread_time'``: :func:`time.thread_time`
233   * ``'time'``: :func:`time.time`
234
235   The result has the following attributes:
236
237   - *adjustable*: ``True`` if the clock can be changed automatically (e.g. by
238     a NTP daemon) or manually by the system administrator, ``False`` otherwise
239   - *implementation*: The name of the underlying C function used to get
240     the clock value.  Refer to :ref:`time-clock-id-constants` for possible values.
241   - *monotonic*: ``True`` if the clock cannot go backward,
242     ``False`` otherwise
243   - *resolution*: The resolution of the clock in seconds (:class:`float`)
244
245   .. versionadded:: 3.3
246
247
248.. function:: gmtime([secs])
249
250   Convert a time expressed in seconds since the epoch_ to a :class:`struct_time` in
251   UTC in which the dst flag is always zero.  If *secs* is not provided or
252   :const:`None`, the current time as returned by :func:`.time` is used.  Fractions
253   of a second are ignored.  See above for a description of the
254   :class:`struct_time` object. See :func:`calendar.timegm` for the inverse of this
255   function.
256
257
258.. function:: localtime([secs])
259
260   Like :func:`gmtime` but converts to local time.  If *secs* is not provided or
261   :const:`None`, the current time as returned by :func:`.time` is used.  The dst
262   flag is set to ``1`` when DST applies to the given time.
263
264   :func:`localtime` may raise :exc:`OverflowError`, if the timestamp is
265   outside the range of values supported by the platform C :c:func:`localtime`
266   or :c:func:`gmtime` functions, and :exc:`OSError` on :c:func:`localtime` or
267   :c:func:`gmtime` failure. It's common for this to be restricted to years
268   between 1970 and 2038.
269
270
271.. function:: mktime(t)
272
273   This is the inverse function of :func:`localtime`.  Its argument is the
274   :class:`struct_time` or full 9-tuple (since the dst flag is needed; use ``-1``
275   as the dst flag if it is unknown) which expresses the time in *local* time, not
276   UTC.  It returns a floating-point number, for compatibility with :func:`.time`.
277   If the input value cannot be represented as a valid time, either
278   :exc:`OverflowError` or :exc:`ValueError` will be raised (which depends on
279   whether the invalid value is caught by Python or the underlying C libraries).
280   The earliest date for which it can generate a time is platform-dependent.
281
282
283.. function:: monotonic() -> float
284
285   Return the value (in fractional seconds) of a monotonic clock, i.e. a clock
286   that cannot go backwards.  The clock is not affected by system clock updates.
287   The reference point of the returned value is undefined, so that only the
288   difference between the results of two calls is valid.
289
290   Clock:
291
292   * On Windows, call ``QueryPerformanceCounter()`` and
293     ``QueryPerformanceFrequency()``.
294   * On macOS, call ``mach_absolute_time()`` and ``mach_timebase_info()``.
295   * On HP-UX, call ``gethrtime()``.
296   * Call ``clock_gettime(CLOCK_HIGHRES)`` if available.
297   * Otherwise, call ``clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC)``.
298
299   Use :func:`monotonic_ns` to avoid the precision loss caused by the
300   :class:`float` type.
301
302   .. versionadded:: 3.3
303
304   .. versionchanged:: 3.5
305      The function is now always available and always system-wide.
306
307   .. versionchanged:: 3.10
308      On macOS, the function is now system-wide.
309
310
311.. function:: monotonic_ns() -> int
312
313   Similar to :func:`monotonic`, but return time as nanoseconds.
314
315   .. versionadded:: 3.7
316
317.. function:: perf_counter() -> float
318
319   .. index::
320      single: benchmarking
321
322   Return the value (in fractional seconds) of a performance counter, i.e. a
323   clock with the highest available resolution to measure a short duration.  It
324   does include time elapsed during sleep and is system-wide.  The reference
325   point of the returned value is undefined, so that only the difference between
326   the results of two calls is valid.
327
328   .. impl-detail::
329
330      On CPython, use the same clock as :func:`time.monotonic` and is a
331      monotonic clock, i.e. a clock that cannot go backwards.
332
333   Use :func:`perf_counter_ns` to avoid the precision loss caused by the
334   :class:`float` type.
335
336   .. versionadded:: 3.3
337
338   .. versionchanged:: 3.10
339      On Windows, the function is now system-wide.
340
341   .. versionchanged:: 3.13
342      Use the same clock as :func:`time.monotonic`.
343
344
345.. function:: perf_counter_ns() -> int
346
347   Similar to :func:`perf_counter`, but return time as nanoseconds.
348
349   .. versionadded:: 3.7
350
351
352.. function:: process_time() -> float
353
354   .. index::
355      single: CPU time
356      single: processor time
357      single: benchmarking
358
359   Return the value (in fractional seconds) of the sum of the system and user
360   CPU time of the current process.  It does not include time elapsed during
361   sleep.  It is process-wide by definition.  The reference point of the
362   returned value is undefined, so that only the difference between the results
363   of two calls is valid.
364
365   Use :func:`process_time_ns` to avoid the precision loss caused by the
366   :class:`float` type.
367
368   .. versionadded:: 3.3
369
370.. function:: process_time_ns() -> int
371
372   Similar to :func:`process_time` but return time as nanoseconds.
373
374   .. versionadded:: 3.7
375
376.. function:: sleep(secs)
377
378   Suspend execution of the calling thread for the given number of seconds.
379   The argument may be a floating-point number to indicate a more precise sleep
380   time.
381
382   If the sleep is interrupted by a signal and no exception is raised by the
383   signal handler, the sleep is restarted with a recomputed timeout.
384
385   The suspension time may be longer than requested by an arbitrary amount,
386   because of the scheduling of other activity in the system.
387
388   On Windows, if *secs* is zero, the thread relinquishes the remainder of its
389   time slice to any other thread that is ready to run. If there are no other
390   threads ready to run, the function returns immediately, and the thread
391   continues execution.  On Windows 8.1 and newer the implementation uses
392   a `high-resolution timer
393   <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/drivers/kernel/high-resolution-timers>`_
394   which provides resolution of 100 nanoseconds. If *secs* is zero, ``Sleep(0)`` is used.
395
396   Unix implementation:
397
398   * Use ``clock_nanosleep()`` if available (resolution: 1 nanosecond);
399   * Or use ``nanosleep()`` if available (resolution: 1 nanosecond);
400   * Or use ``select()`` (resolution: 1 microsecond).
401
402   .. audit-event:: time.sleep secs
403
404   .. versionchanged:: 3.5
405      The function now sleeps at least *secs* even if the sleep is interrupted
406      by a signal, except if the signal handler raises an exception (see
407      :pep:`475` for the rationale).
408
409   .. versionchanged:: 3.11
410      On Unix, the ``clock_nanosleep()`` and ``nanosleep()`` functions are now
411      used if available. On Windows, a waitable timer is now used.
412
413   .. versionchanged:: 3.13
414      Raises an auditing event.
415
416.. index::
417   single: % (percent); datetime format
418
419.. function:: strftime(format[, t])
420
421   Convert a tuple or :class:`struct_time` representing a time as returned by
422   :func:`gmtime` or :func:`localtime` to a string as specified by the *format*
423   argument.  If *t* is not provided, the current time as returned by
424   :func:`localtime` is used.  *format* must be a string.  :exc:`ValueError` is
425   raised if any field in *t* is outside of the allowed range.
426
427   0 is a legal argument for any position in the time tuple; if it is normally
428   illegal the value is forced to a correct one.
429
430   The following directives can be embedded in the *format* string. They are shown
431   without the optional field width and precision specification, and are replaced
432   by the indicated characters in the :func:`strftime` result:
433
434   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
435   | Directive | Meaning                                        | Notes |
436   +===========+================================================+=======+
437   | ``%a``    | Locale's abbreviated weekday name.             |       |
438   |           |                                                |       |
439   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
440   | ``%A``    | Locale's full weekday name.                    |       |
441   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
442   | ``%b``    | Locale's abbreviated month name.               |       |
443   |           |                                                |       |
444   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
445   | ``%B``    | Locale's full month name.                      |       |
446   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
447   | ``%c``    | Locale's appropriate date and time             |       |
448   |           | representation.                                |       |
449   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
450   | ``%d``    | Day of the month as a decimal number [01,31].  |       |
451   |           |                                                |       |
452   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
453   | ``%f``    | Microseconds as a decimal number               | \(1)  |
454   |           |    [000000,999999].                            |       |
455   |           |                                                |       |
456   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
457   | ``%H``    | Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number       |       |
458   |           | [00,23].                                       |       |
459   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
460   | ``%I``    | Hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number       |       |
461   |           | [01,12].                                       |       |
462   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
463   | ``%j``    | Day of the year as a decimal number [001,366]. |       |
464   |           |                                                |       |
465   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
466   | ``%m``    | Month as a decimal number [01,12].             |       |
467   |           |                                                |       |
468   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
469   | ``%M``    | Minute as a decimal number [00,59].            |       |
470   |           |                                                |       |
471   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
472   | ``%p``    | Locale's equivalent of either AM or PM.        | \(2)  |
473   |           |                                                |       |
474   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
475   | ``%S``    | Second as a decimal number [00,61].            | \(3)  |
476   |           |                                                |       |
477   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
478   | ``%U``    | Week number of the year (Sunday as the first   | \(4)  |
479   |           | day of the week) as a decimal number [00,53].  |       |
480   |           | All days in a new year preceding the first     |       |
481   |           | Sunday are considered to be in week 0.         |       |
482   |           |                                                |       |
483   |           |                                                |       |
484   |           |                                                |       |
485   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
486   | ``%u``    | Day of the week (Monday is 1; Sunday is 7)     |       |
487   |           | as a decimal number [1, 7].                    |       |
488   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
489   | ``%w``    | Weekday as a decimal number [0(Sunday),6].     |       |
490   |           |                                                |       |
491   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
492   | ``%W``    | Week number of the year (Monday as the first   | \(4)  |
493   |           | day of the week) as a decimal number [00,53].  |       |
494   |           | All days in a new year preceding the first     |       |
495   |           | Monday are considered to be in week 0.         |       |
496   |           |                                                |       |
497   |           |                                                |       |
498   |           |                                                |       |
499   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
500   | ``%x``    | Locale's appropriate date representation.      |       |
501   |           |                                                |       |
502   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
503   | ``%X``    | Locale's appropriate time representation.      |       |
504   |           |                                                |       |
505   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
506   | ``%y``    | Year without century as a decimal number       |       |
507   |           | [00,99].                                       |       |
508   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
509   | ``%Y``    | Year with century as a decimal number.         |       |
510   |           |                                                |       |
511   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
512   | ``%z``    | Time zone offset indicating a positive or      |       |
513   |           | negative time difference from UTC/GMT of the   |       |
514   |           | form +HHMM or -HHMM, where H represents decimal|       |
515   |           | hour digits and M represents decimal minute    |       |
516   |           | digits [-23:59, +23:59]. [1]_                  |       |
517   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
518   | ``%Z``    | Time zone name (no characters if no time zone  |       |
519   |           | exists). Deprecated. [1]_                      |       |
520   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
521   | ``%G``    | ISO 8601 year (similar to ``%Y`` but follows   |       |
522   |           | the rules for the ISO 8601 calendar year).     |       |
523   |           | The year starts with the week that contains    |       |
524   |           | the first Thursday of the calendar year.       |       |
525   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
526   | ``%V``    | ISO 8601 week number (as a decimal number      |       |
527   |           | [01,53]). The first week of the year is the    |       |
528   |           | one that contains the first Thursday of the    |       |
529   |           | year. Weeks start on Monday.                   |       |
530   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
531   | ``%%``    | A literal ``'%'`` character.                   |       |
532   +-----------+------------------------------------------------+-------+
533
534   Notes:
535
536   (1)
537       The ``%f`` format directive only applies to :func:`strptime`,
538       not to :func:`strftime`. However, see also :meth:`datetime.datetime.strptime` and
539       :meth:`datetime.datetime.strftime` where the ``%f`` format directive
540       :ref:`applies to microseconds <format-codes>`.
541
542   (2)
543      When used with the :func:`strptime` function, the ``%p`` directive only affects
544      the output hour field if the ``%I`` directive is used to parse the hour.
545
546   .. _leap-second:
547
548   (3)
549      The range really is ``0`` to ``61``; value ``60`` is valid in
550      timestamps representing `leap seconds`_ and value ``61`` is supported
551      for historical reasons.
552
553   (4)
554      When used with the :func:`strptime` function, ``%U`` and ``%W`` are only used in
555      calculations when the day of the week and the year are specified.
556
557   Here is an example, a format for dates compatible with that specified  in the
558   :rfc:`2822` Internet email standard.  [1]_ ::
559
560      >>> from time import gmtime, strftime
561      >>> strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S +0000", gmtime())
562      'Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:17:15 +0000'
563
564   Additional directives may be supported on certain platforms, but only the
565   ones listed here have a meaning standardized by ANSI C.  To see the full set
566   of format codes supported on your platform, consult the :manpage:`strftime(3)`
567   documentation.
568
569   On some platforms, an optional field width and precision specification can
570   immediately follow the initial ``'%'`` of a directive in the following order;
571   this is also not portable. The field width is normally 2 except for ``%j`` where
572   it is 3.
573
574
575.. index::
576   single: % (percent); datetime format
577
578.. function:: strptime(string[, format])
579
580   Parse a string representing a time according to a format.  The return value
581   is a :class:`struct_time` as returned by :func:`gmtime` or
582   :func:`localtime`.
583
584   The *format* parameter uses the same directives as those used by
585   :func:`strftime`; it defaults to ``"%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y"`` which matches the
586   formatting returned by :func:`ctime`. If *string* cannot be parsed according
587   to *format*, or if it has excess data after parsing, :exc:`ValueError` is
588   raised. The default values used to fill in any missing data when more
589   accurate values cannot be inferred are ``(1900, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, -1)``.
590   Both *string* and *format* must be strings.
591
592   For example:
593
594      >>> import time
595      >>> time.strptime("30 Nov 00", "%d %b %y")   # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
596      time.struct_time(tm_year=2000, tm_mon=11, tm_mday=30, tm_hour=0, tm_min=0,
597                       tm_sec=0, tm_wday=3, tm_yday=335, tm_isdst=-1)
598
599   Support for the ``%Z`` directive is based on the values contained in ``tzname``
600   and whether ``daylight`` is true.  Because of this, it is platform-specific
601   except for recognizing UTC and GMT which are always known (and are considered to
602   be non-daylight savings timezones).
603
604   Only the directives specified in the documentation are supported.  Because
605   ``strftime()`` is implemented per platform it can sometimes offer more
606   directives than those listed.  But ``strptime()`` is independent of any platform
607   and thus does not necessarily support all directives available that are not
608   documented as supported.
609
610
611.. class:: struct_time
612
613   The type of the time value sequence returned by :func:`gmtime`,
614   :func:`localtime`, and :func:`strptime`.  It is an object with a :term:`named
615   tuple` interface: values can be accessed by index and by attribute name.  The
616   following values are present:
617
618   .. list-table::
619
620      * - Index
621        - Attribute
622        - Values
623
624      * - 0
625        - .. attribute:: tm_year
626        - (for example, 1993)
627
628      * - 1
629        - .. attribute:: tm_mon
630        - range [1, 12]
631
632      * - 2
633        - .. attribute:: tm_mday
634        - range [1, 31]
635
636      * - 3
637        - .. attribute:: tm_hour
638        - range [0, 23]
639
640      * - 4
641        - .. attribute:: tm_min
642        - range [0, 59]
643
644      * - 5
645        - .. attribute:: tm_sec
646        - range [0, 61]; see :ref:`Note (2) <leap-second>` in :func:`strftime`
647
648      * - 6
649        - .. attribute:: tm_wday
650        - range [0, 6]; Monday is 0
651
652      * - 7
653        - .. attribute:: tm_yday
654        - range [1, 366]
655
656      * - 8
657        - .. attribute:: tm_isdst
658        - 0, 1 or -1; see below
659
660      * - N/A
661        - .. attribute:: tm_zone
662        - abbreviation of timezone name
663
664      * - N/A
665        - .. attribute:: tm_gmtoff
666        - offset east of UTC in seconds
667
668   Note that unlike the C structure, the month value is a range of [1, 12], not
669   [0, 11].
670
671   In calls to :func:`mktime`, :attr:`tm_isdst` may be set to 1 when daylight
672   savings time is in effect, and 0 when it is not.  A value of -1 indicates that
673   this is not known, and will usually result in the correct state being filled in.
674
675   When a tuple with an incorrect length is passed to a function expecting a
676   :class:`struct_time`, or having elements of the wrong type, a
677   :exc:`TypeError` is raised.
678
679.. function:: time() -> float
680
681   Return the time in seconds since the epoch_ as a floating-point
682   number. The handling of `leap seconds`_ is platform dependent.
683   On Windows and most Unix systems, the leap seconds are not counted towards
684   the time in seconds since the epoch_. This is commonly referred to as `Unix
685   time <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time>`_.
686
687   Note that even though the time is always returned as a floating-point
688   number, not all systems provide time with a better precision than 1 second.
689   While this function normally returns non-decreasing values, it can return a
690   lower value than a previous call if the system clock has been set back
691   between the two calls.
692
693   The number returned by :func:`.time` may be converted into a more common
694   time format (i.e. year, month, day, hour, etc...) in UTC by passing it to
695   :func:`gmtime` function or in local time by passing it to the
696   :func:`localtime` function. In both cases a
697   :class:`struct_time` object is returned, from which the components
698   of the calendar date may be accessed as attributes.
699
700   Clock:
701
702   * On Windows, call ``GetSystemTimeAsFileTime()``.
703   * Call ``clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME)`` if available.
704   * Otherwise, call ``gettimeofday()``.
705
706   Use :func:`time_ns` to avoid the precision loss caused by the :class:`float`
707   type.
708
709
710.. function:: time_ns() -> int
711
712   Similar to :func:`~time.time` but returns time as an integer number of
713   nanoseconds since the epoch_.
714
715   .. versionadded:: 3.7
716
717
718.. function:: thread_time() -> float
719
720   .. index::
721      single: CPU time
722      single: processor time
723      single: benchmarking
724
725   Return the value (in fractional seconds) of the sum of the system and user
726   CPU time of the current thread.  It does not include time elapsed during
727   sleep.  It is thread-specific by definition.  The reference point of the
728   returned value is undefined, so that only the difference between the results
729   of two calls in the same thread is valid.
730
731   Use :func:`thread_time_ns` to avoid the precision loss caused by the
732   :class:`float` type.
733
734   .. availability::  Linux, Unix, Windows.
735
736      Unix systems supporting ``CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID``.
737
738   .. versionadded:: 3.7
739
740
741.. function:: thread_time_ns() -> int
742
743   Similar to :func:`thread_time` but return time as nanoseconds.
744
745   .. versionadded:: 3.7
746
747
748.. function:: tzset()
749
750   Reset the time conversion rules used by the library routines. The environment
751   variable :envvar:`TZ` specifies how this is done. It will also set the variables
752   ``tzname`` (from the :envvar:`TZ` environment variable), ``timezone`` (non-DST
753   seconds West of UTC), ``altzone`` (DST seconds west of UTC) and ``daylight``
754   (to 0 if this timezone does not have any daylight saving time rules, or to
755   nonzero if there is a time, past, present or future when daylight saving time
756   applies).
757
758   .. availability:: Unix.
759
760   .. note::
761
762      Although in many cases, changing the :envvar:`TZ` environment variable may
763      affect the output of functions like :func:`localtime` without calling
764      :func:`tzset`, this behavior should not be relied on.
765
766      The :envvar:`TZ` environment variable should contain no whitespace.
767
768   The standard format of the :envvar:`TZ` environment variable is (whitespace
769   added for clarity)::
770
771      std offset [dst [offset [,start[/time], end[/time]]]]
772
773   Where the components are:
774
775   ``std`` and ``dst``
776      Three or more alphanumerics giving the timezone abbreviations. These will be
777      propagated into time.tzname
778
779   ``offset``
780      The offset has the form: ``± hh[:mm[:ss]]``. This indicates the value
781      added the local time to arrive at UTC.  If preceded by a '-', the timezone
782      is east of the Prime Meridian; otherwise, it is west. If no offset follows
783      dst, summer time is assumed to be one hour ahead of standard time.
784
785   ``start[/time], end[/time]``
786      Indicates when to change to and back from DST. The format of the
787      start and end dates are one of the following:
788
789      :samp:`J{n}`
790         The Julian day *n* (1 <= *n* <= 365). Leap days are not counted, so in
791         all years February 28 is day 59 and March 1 is day 60.
792
793      :samp:`{n}`
794         The zero-based Julian day (0 <= *n* <= 365). Leap days are counted, and
795         it is possible to refer to February 29.
796
797      :samp:`M{m}.{n}.{d}`
798         The *d*'th day (0 <= *d* <= 6) of week *n* of month *m* of the year (1
799         <= *n* <= 5, 1 <= *m* <= 12, where week 5 means "the last *d* day in
800         month *m*" which may occur in either the fourth or the fifth
801         week). Week 1 is the first week in which the *d*'th day occurs. Day
802         zero is a Sunday.
803
804      ``time`` has the same format as ``offset`` except that no leading sign
805      ('-' or '+') is allowed. The default, if time is not given, is 02:00:00.
806
807   ::
808
809      >>> os.environ['TZ'] = 'EST+05EDT,M4.1.0,M10.5.0'
810      >>> time.tzset()
811      >>> time.strftime('%X %x %Z')
812      '02:07:36 05/08/03 EDT'
813      >>> os.environ['TZ'] = 'AEST-10AEDT-11,M10.5.0,M3.5.0'
814      >>> time.tzset()
815      >>> time.strftime('%X %x %Z')
816      '16:08:12 05/08/03 AEST'
817
818   On many Unix systems (including \*BSD, Linux, Solaris, and Darwin), it is more
819   convenient to use the system's zoneinfo (:manpage:`tzfile(5)`)  database to
820   specify the timezone rules. To do this, set the  :envvar:`TZ` environment
821   variable to the path of the required timezone  datafile, relative to the root of
822   the systems 'zoneinfo' timezone database, usually located at
823   :file:`/usr/share/zoneinfo`. For example,  ``'US/Eastern'``,
824   ``'Australia/Melbourne'``, ``'Egypt'`` or  ``'Europe/Amsterdam'``. ::
825
826      >>> os.environ['TZ'] = 'US/Eastern'
827      >>> time.tzset()
828      >>> time.tzname
829      ('EST', 'EDT')
830      >>> os.environ['TZ'] = 'Egypt'
831      >>> time.tzset()
832      >>> time.tzname
833      ('EET', 'EEST')
834
835
836.. _time-clock-id-constants:
837
838Clock ID Constants
839------------------
840
841These constants are used as parameters for :func:`clock_getres` and
842:func:`clock_gettime`.
843
844.. data:: CLOCK_BOOTTIME
845
846   Identical to :data:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC`, except it also includes any time that
847   the system is suspended.
848
849   This allows applications to get a suspend-aware monotonic  clock  without
850   having to deal with the complications of :data:`CLOCK_REALTIME`, which may
851   have  discontinuities if the time is changed using ``settimeofday()`` or
852   similar.
853
854   .. availability:: Linux >= 2.6.39.
855
856   .. versionadded:: 3.7
857
858
859.. data:: CLOCK_HIGHRES
860
861   The Solaris OS has a ``CLOCK_HIGHRES`` timer that attempts to use an optimal
862   hardware source, and may give close to nanosecond resolution.
863   ``CLOCK_HIGHRES`` is the nonadjustable, high-resolution clock.
864
865   .. availability:: Solaris.
866
867   .. versionadded:: 3.3
868
869
870.. data:: CLOCK_MONOTONIC
871
872   Clock that cannot be set and represents monotonic time since some unspecified
873   starting point.
874
875   .. availability:: Unix.
876
877   .. versionadded:: 3.3
878
879
880.. data:: CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW
881
882   Similar to :data:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC`, but provides access to a raw
883   hardware-based time that is not subject to NTP adjustments.
884
885   .. availability:: Linux >= 2.6.28, macOS >= 10.12.
886
887   .. versionadded:: 3.3
888
889.. data:: CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW_APPROX
890
891   Similar to :data:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW`, but reads a value cached by
892   the system at context switch and hence has less accuracy.
893
894   .. availability:: macOS >= 10.12.
895
896   .. versionadded:: 3.13
897
898
899.. data:: CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID
900
901   High-resolution per-process timer from the CPU.
902
903   .. availability:: Unix.
904
905   .. versionadded:: 3.3
906
907
908.. data:: CLOCK_PROF
909
910   High-resolution per-process timer from the CPU.
911
912   .. availability:: FreeBSD, NetBSD >= 7, OpenBSD.
913
914   .. versionadded:: 3.7
915
916.. data:: CLOCK_TAI
917
918   `International Atomic Time <https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/nist-time-frequently-asked-questions-faq#tai>`_
919
920   The system must have a current leap second table in order for this to give
921   the correct answer.  PTP or NTP software can maintain a leap second table.
922
923   .. availability:: Linux.
924
925   .. versionadded:: 3.9
926
927.. data:: CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID
928
929   Thread-specific CPU-time clock.
930
931   .. availability::  Unix.
932
933   .. versionadded:: 3.3
934
935
936.. data:: CLOCK_UPTIME
937
938   Time whose absolute value is the time the system has been running and not
939   suspended, providing accurate uptime measurement, both absolute and
940   interval.
941
942   .. availability:: FreeBSD, OpenBSD >= 5.5.
943
944   .. versionadded:: 3.7
945
946
947.. data:: CLOCK_UPTIME_RAW
948
949   Clock that increments monotonically, tracking the time since an arbitrary
950   point, unaffected by frequency or time adjustments and not incremented while
951   the system is asleep.
952
953   .. availability:: macOS >= 10.12.
954
955   .. versionadded:: 3.8
956
957.. data:: CLOCK_UPTIME_RAW_APPROX
958
959   Like :data:`CLOCK_UPTIME_RAW`, but the value is cached by the system
960   at context switches and therefore has less accuracy.
961
962   .. availability:: macOS >= 10.12.
963
964   .. versionadded:: 3.13
965
966The following constant is the only parameter that can be sent to
967:func:`clock_settime`.
968
969
970.. data:: CLOCK_REALTIME
971
972   System-wide real-time clock.  Setting this clock requires appropriate
973   privileges.
974
975   .. availability:: Unix.
976
977   .. versionadded:: 3.3
978
979
980.. _time-timezone-constants:
981
982Timezone Constants
983-------------------
984
985.. data:: altzone
986
987   The offset of the local DST timezone, in seconds west of UTC, if one is defined.
988   This is negative if the local DST timezone is east of UTC (as in Western Europe,
989   including the UK).  Only use this if ``daylight`` is nonzero.  See note below.
990
991.. data:: daylight
992
993   Nonzero if a DST timezone is defined.  See note below.
994
995.. data:: timezone
996
997   The offset of the local (non-DST) timezone, in seconds west of UTC (negative in
998   most of Western Europe, positive in the US, zero in the UK).  See note below.
999
1000.. data:: tzname
1001
1002   A tuple of two strings: the first is the name of the local non-DST timezone, the
1003   second is the name of the local DST timezone.  If no DST timezone is defined,
1004   the second string should not be used.  See note below.
1005
1006.. note::
1007
1008   For the above Timezone constants (:data:`altzone`, :data:`daylight`, :data:`timezone`,
1009   and :data:`tzname`), the value is determined by the timezone rules in effect
1010   at module load time or the last time :func:`tzset` is called and may be incorrect
1011   for times in the past.  It is recommended to use the :attr:`~struct_time.tm_gmtoff` and
1012   :attr:`~struct_time.tm_zone` results from :func:`localtime` to obtain timezone information.
1013
1014
1015.. seealso::
1016
1017   Module :mod:`datetime`
1018      More object-oriented interface to dates and times.
1019
1020   Module :mod:`locale`
1021      Internationalization services.  The locale setting affects the interpretation
1022      of many format specifiers in :func:`strftime` and :func:`strptime`.
1023
1024   Module :mod:`calendar`
1025      General calendar-related functions.   :func:`~calendar.timegm` is the
1026      inverse of :func:`gmtime` from this module.
1027
1028.. rubric:: Footnotes
1029
1030.. [1] The use of ``%Z`` is now deprecated, but the ``%z`` escape that expands to the
1031   preferred hour/minute offset is not supported by all ANSI C libraries. Also, a
1032   strict reading of the original 1982 :rfc:`822` standard calls for a two-digit
1033   year (``%y`` rather than ``%Y``), but practice moved to 4-digit years long before the
1034   year 2000.  After that, :rfc:`822` became obsolete and the 4-digit year has
1035   been first recommended by :rfc:`1123` and then mandated by :rfc:`2822`.
1036