Epoch Difference in Python

The difference between the given epochs can be determined by converting the struct_time object to seconds using the mktime method of the time module.

Let's find the difference between the current time, specified in the epoch format, and the date '11/12/2023 19:25'. First, we get epoch using the time method:

pythonnow = time.time()

Then we transform the given date using the strptime method. We write the date into its first parameter, and its format into the second parameter:

pythondt = time.strptime('11/12/2023 19:25', '%d/%m/%Y %H:%M')
print(dt)

As a result, we get the object struct_time:

pythontime.struct_time(tm_year=2023, tm_mon=12,
      tm_mday=11, tm_hour=19, tm_min=25, tm_sec=0,
      tm_wday=0, tm_yday=345, tm_isdst=-1)

Next, we convert struct_time into seconds using the mktime method and write the result to the dt_epoch variable. Then we find the difference between the current epoch and dt_epoch. The full code will look like this:

pythonnow = time.time()
dt = time.strptime('11/12/2023 19:25', '%d/%m/%Y %H:%M')
dt_epoch = time.mktime(dt)

res = now - dt_epoch
print(res) # 7937111.23894763

To get the number of minutes from this result, you need to divide it by 60:

pythonprint(res / 60) # 132299.33016448814

pythondt = '24/07/2015 16:1'

pythondt1 = '12/02/23 10:12:54'
dt2 = '31/12/24 19:38:21'