converting QdateTime to normal python dateTime?

python datetime pyqt pyqt4 qdatetime
Scott C picture Scott C · Dec 12, 2011 · Viewed 17.2k times · Source

I have a lot of existing code that just uses the normal dateTime class in python, however in upgrading my program I am using the QtGui.QdateTimeEdit() class, but that class returns a QdateTime object that seems to be incompatible with the normal dateTime object.

So, is there a sane way to convert QdateTime to normal python dateTime? Other then breaking it into its parts and recreating a normal dateTime object from that? I am using PyQt4 with Python 3.2. Thanks.

Answer

Avaris picture Avaris · Dec 12, 2011

QDateTime has a toPyDateTime method which will return regular datetime objects.

In : from PyQt4 import QtCore

In : QtCore.PYQT_VERSION_STR
Out: '4.8.6'

In : QtCore.QT_VERSION_STR
Out: '4.7.4'

In : now = QtCore.QDateTime.currentDateTime()

In : now
Out: PyQt4.QtCore.QDateTime(2011, 12, 11, 20, 12, 47, 55)

In : now.toPyDateTime()
Out: datetime.datetime(2011, 12, 11, 20, 12, 47, 55000)

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