Transform datetime Object to Hours Minutes or Seconds in Python (3 Examples)

This article shows how to transform a datetime object to hours, minutes, and seconds in the Python programming language.

Importing datetime Module

To start with the examples, we first have to load the datetime module:

from datetime import datetime

Example 1: Return Hours from datetime Object

For the first example, we can use the strptime() function in combination with the hours attribute to extract the hours from our datetime object:

# get seconds
print(datetime.strptime("25/12/22 18:45", "%d/%m/%y %H:%M").hour)
# 0

Example 2: Return Minutes from datetime Object

To return minutes from a date and time object, we apply the strptime() function combined with the minutes attribute:

# get minutes
print(datetime.strptime("25/12/22 18:45", "%d/%m/%y %H:%M").minute)
# 45

Example 3: Return Seconds from datetime Object

And to convert our datetime object to seconds, we use strptime() function in combination with the seconds attribute:

# get hours
print(datetime.strptime("25/12/22 18:45", "%d/%m/%y %H:%M").second)
# 18

Further Resources

Please find some related tutorials below.

• Set Unix Timestamp to datetime in Python (Example)
• How to Add Days, Months & Years to a datetime Object in Python (3 Examples)
• Add Hours, Minutes & Seconds to datetime Object in Python (3 Examples)
• All Python Programming Tutorials

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