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Python datetime.utcfromtimestamp() Class
The datetime.utcfromtimestamp() is an in-built Python class used to represent the time in UTC.
Python datetime.utcfromtimestamp() class is an efficient way of finding dates and times in Python. It represents the time in the UTC DateTime format corresponding to the POSIX timestamp.
The range of timestamps is commonly restricted to years from 1970 through 2038.
Syntax of Python datetime.utcfromtimestamp() Class
datetime.utcfromtimestamp(timestamp)
Parameters
timestamp - A floating point number representing time in seconds since a particular event occurred.
Return
This class does not return a value.
Example 1: Use the datetime.utcfromtimestamp() Class in Python
from datetime import datetime
datetime_object = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(1471290435.0)
print("The time and date in UTC, depending on the timestamp, is: ", datetime_object)
Output:
The time and date in UTC, depending on the timestamp, is: 2016-08-15 19:47:15
The resulting date and time are naive to the current date and time of the system.
Example 2: Enter Out of Range Values in datetime.utcfromtimestamp() Class
from datetime import datetime
datetime_object = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(1471296735240435.0)
print("The time and date in UTC, depending on the timestamp, is: ", datetime_object)
Output:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "main.py", line 3, in <module>
datetime_object = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(1471296735240435.0)
ValueError: year 46625507 is out of range
In version 3.3, an OverflowError is raised if the timestamp is out of the range and not supported by the platform C gmtime() function.
Example 3: Display Components of the datetime.utcfromtimestamp() Class
from datetime import datetime
datetime_object = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(1471290435.0)
print("The time and date in UTC, depending on the timestamp, is: ", datetime_object)
print("year = ", datetime_object.year)
print("month =", datetime_object.month)
print("day =", datetime_object.day)
print("hour =", datetime_object.hour)
print("minute =", datetime_object.minute)
print("second =", datetime_object.second)
Output:
The time and date in UTC, depending on the timestamp, is: 2016-08-15 19:47:15
year = 2016
month = 8
day = 15
hour = 19
minute = 47
second = 15
We can use the . dot notation to access specific parts of the datetime object.
