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Date and Time in Python

Python provides a module named datetime to deal with import datetime

dates and times.
feb_16_2019 = datetime.date(year=2019,
It allows you to set date , time or both date and
time using the date() , time() and datetime() month=2, day=16)
functions respectively, after importing the datetime feb_16_2019 = datetime.date(2019, 2, 16)
module . print(feb_16_2019) #2019-02-16

time_13_48min_5sec =
datetime.time(hour=13, minute=48,
second=5)
time_13_48min_5sec = datetime.time(13, 48,
5)
print(time_13_48min_5sec) #13:48:05

timestamp= datetime.datetime(year=2019,
month=2, day=16, hour=13, minute=48,
second=5)
timestamp = datetime.datetime(2019, 2, 16,
13, 48, 5)
print (timestamp) #2019-01-02 13:48:05

Aliasing with ‘as’ keyword

In Python, the as keyword can be used to give an # Aliasing matplotlib.pyplot as plt

alternative name as an alias for a Python module or
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
function.
plt.plot(x, y)

# Aliasing calendar as c
import calendar as c
print(c.month_name[1])

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Import Python Modules

The Python import statement can be used to import # Three different ways to import modules:
Python modules from other files.
# First way
Modules can be imported in three different ways: import
module , from module import functions , or from import module
module import * . from module import * is module.function()
discouraged, as it can lead to a cluttered local namespace
and can make the namespace unclear.
# Second way
from module import function
function()

# Third way
from module import *
function()

random.randint() and random.choice()

In Python, the random module offers methods to # Returns a random integer N in a given
simulate non-deterministic behavior in selecting a
range, such that start <= N <= end
random number from a range and choosing a random
item from a list. # random.randint(start, end)
The randint() method provides a uniform random r1 = random.randint(0, 10)
selection from a range of integers. The choice() method
print(r1) # Random integer where 0 <= r1
provides a uniform selection of a random element from a
sequence. <= 10

# Prints a random element from a sequence

seq = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"]
r2 = random.choice(seq)
print(r2) # Random element in the sequence

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Module importing

In Python, you can import and use the content of another # file1 content
file using import filename , provided that it is in the
# def f1_function():
same folder as the current file you are writing.
# return "Hello World"

# file2
import file1

# Now we can use f1_function, because we

imported file1
f1_function()

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