Time asctime() Method

Time asctime() Method in Python 3

The method asctime() converts a tuple or struct_time representing a time as returned by gmtime() or localtime() to a 24-character string of the following form: 'Sun Mar 11 10:21:25 2018'.

Syntax

time.asctime([t]))

Parameters

t - This is a tuple of 9 elements or struct_time representing a time as returned by gmtime() or localtime() function.

Return Value

This method returns 24-character string of the following form: ' Sun Mar 11

10:21:25 2018'.

Example

#!/usr/bin/python3 import time t = time.localtime() print ("asctime : ",time.asctime(t))

When we run the above program, it produces the following result

asctime: Sun Mar 11 10:24:04 2018

Time altzone() Method

Time altzone() Method in Python 3

The method altzone() is the attribute of the time module. This returns the offset of the local DST timezone, in seconds west of UTC, if one is defined. This is negative if the local DST timezone is east of UTC (as in Western Europe, including the UK). Only use this if daylight is nonzero.

Syntax

time.altzone

Return Value

This method returns the offset of the local DST timezone, in seconds west of UTC, if one is defined.

Example

#!/usr/bin/python3 import time print ("time.altzone : ", time.altzone)

When we run the above program, it produces the following result

time.altzone : -23400