Question

In this code mDATE0 for 3 items a, b, z is:

mUNIQUE: z | mDATE0: 2010-11-14 14:55:04.293000
mUNIQUE: b | mDATE0: 2010-11-14 14:53:34.824000
mUNIQUE: a | mDATE0: 2010-11-14 14:50:14.155000

But when I do

...
utc_tuple = rep.mDATE0.utctimetuple()
...

corresponding utc_tuples are:

utc_tuple: time.struct_time(tm_hour=14, tm_min=55)
utc_tuple: time.struct_time(tm_hour=14, tm_min=55)
utc_tuple: time.struct_time(tm_hour=14, tm_min=55)

In other words min=55 for all items while mDATE0 has

z --> min=55; 
b --> min=53; 
a --> min=50

What am I doing wrong? Please see my related question. Thanks.

Answer 1

That isn’t code! Please post short, complete example code to illustrate a problem. Below is what I think you are trying to do, but without seeing your code, there is no way for anyone to point your bug.

from datetime import datetime
# build up some datetime objects.
z = datetime.strptime('2010-11-14 14:55:04.293000','%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f')
b = datetime.strptime('2010-11-14 14:53:34.824000','%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f')
a = datetime.strptime('2010-11-14 14:50:14.155000','%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f')
# display them
print 'z =',z
print 'b =',b
print 'a =',a
# print the minute
print 'z min =',z.utctimetuple().tm_min
print 'b min =',b.utctimetuple().tm_min
print 'a min =',a.utctimetuple().tm_min
# print the minute an easier way
print 'z min =',z.minute
print 'b min =',b.minute
print 'a min =',a.minute

Output:

z = 2010-11-14 14:55:04.293000
b = 2010-11-14 14:53:34.824000
a = 2010-11-14 14:50:14.155000
z min = 55
b min = 53
a min = 50
z min = 55
b min = 53
a min = 50