I want to have a datetime
string from the date with milliseconds. This code is typical for me and I'm eager to learn how to shorten it.
from datetime import datetime
timeformatted= str(datetime.utcnow())
semiformatted= timeformatted.replace("-","")
almostformatted= semiformatted.replace(":","")
formatted=almostformatted.replace(".","")
withspacegoaway=formatted.replace(" ","")
formattedstripped=withspacegoaway.strip()
print formattedstripped
To get a date string with milliseconds (3 decimal places behind seconds), use this:
from datetime import datetime
print datetime.utcnow().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f')[:-3]
>>>> OUTPUT >>>>
2020-05-04 10:18:32.926
Note: For Python3, print
requires parentheses:
print(datetime.utcnow().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f')[:-3])