Python | time.gmtime() method (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 3 Jan, 2022

Time module in Python provides various time-related functions. This module comes under Python’s standard utility modules. **_time.gmtime()_** method of Time module is used to convert a time expressed in seconds since the epoch to a **_time.structtime_** object in UTC in which tm_isdst attribute is always 0. To convert the given time in seconds since the epoch to a **_time.structtime_** object in local time, **_time.localtime()_** method is used. This method returns a **_time.structtime_** object with a named tuple interface. Following are the values present in **_time.structtime_** object:

Index	Attribute	Values
0	tm_year	(for example, 1993)
1	tm_mon	range [1, 12]
2	tm_mday	range [1, 31]
3	tm_hour	range [0, 23]
**4	tm_min	range [0, 59]
5	tm_sec	range [0, 61]
6	tm_wday	range [0, 6], Monday is 0
7	tm_yday	range [1, 366]
8	tm_isdst	0, 1 or -1
N/A	tm_zone	abbreviation of timezone name
N/A	tm_gmtoff	offset east of UTC in seconds

Syntax: time.gmtime([secs])Parameter: secs (optional): An integer or float value representing time in seconds. Fractions of specified seconds will be ignored. If the secs parameter is not provided or None then the current time as returned by time.time() method is used.Return type: This method returns an object of class 'time.struct_time'.

Code #1: Use of **_time.gmtime()_** method

Python3 `

Python program to explain time.gmtime() method

importing time module

import time

If secs parameter

is not given then

the current time

as returned by time.time() method

is used

Convert the current time in seconds

since the epoch to a

time.struct_time object in UTC

obj = time.gmtime()

Print the time.struct.time object

print(obj)

Output:

time.struct_time(tm_year=2019, tm_mon=8, tm_mday=22, tm_hour=3, tm_min=53, tm_sec=32, tm_wday=3, tm_yday=234, tm_isdst=0)

Code #2: Use of **_time.gmtime()_** method

Python3 `

Python program to explain time.gmtime() method

importing time module

import time

Time in seconds

since the epoch

secs = 40000

Convert the given time in seconds

since the epoch to a

time.struct_time object in UTC

using time.gmtime() method

obj = time.gmtime(secs)

Print the time.struct_time object

print("time.struct_time object for seconds =", secs) print(obj)

Time in seconds

since the epoch

secs = 40000.7856

Convert the given time in seconds

since the epoch to a

time.struct_time object in UTC

using time.gmtime() method

obj = time.gmtime(secs)

Print the time.struct_time object

print("\ntime.struct_time object for seconds =", secs) print(obj)

Output for sec = 40000

and secs = 40000.7856

will be same because

fractions in 40000.7856

i.e .7856 will be ignored

Output:

time.struct_time object for seconds = 40000 time.struct_time(tm_year=1970, tm_mon=1, tm_mday=1, tm_hour=11, tm_min=6, tm_sec=40, tm_wday=3, tm_yday=1, tm_isdst=0)

time.struct_time object for seconds = 40000.7856 time.struct_time(tm_year=1970, tm_mon=1, tm_mday=1, tm_hour=11, tm_min=6, tm_sec=40, tm_wday=3, tm_yday=1, tm_isdst=0)

Reference: https://docs.python.org/3/library/time.html#time.gmtime