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Asked: 2026-05-26T16:57:06+00:00

In Python, how do I convert a datetime.datetime into the kind of float that

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In Python, how do I convert a datetime.datetime into the kind of float that I would get from the time.time function?

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    It’s not hard to use the time tuple method and still retain the microseconds:

    >>> t = datetime.datetime.now()
>>> t
datetime.datetime(2011, 11, 5, 11, 26, 15, 37496)

>>> time.mktime(t.timetuple()) + t.microsecond / 1E6
1320517575.037496
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