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Python Dates and Times in Python (2014) Dates and Times Timedelta Minute

Posted by Cross Ender
Cross Ender
9,567 Points

I can't think of an obvious answer.

Can't figure this out.

minutes.py 
import datetime

def minutes(dt1, dt2):
    m1 = datetime.timedelta.total_seconds(dt1.minute)
    m2 = datetime.timedelta.total_seconds(dt2.minute)

    return round(m2 - m1)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

If the answer was obvious it wouldn't be much of a "challenge". :laughing:

But seriously, it's easier than you think. Remember that when you subtract one datetime from another that the result is a timedelta. There's no method to get minutes directly but as the challenge suggested, you could use the total_seconds method. Then it's just a matter of a little math to account for 60 seconds in a minute and then some rounding.