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Python Dates and Times in Python (2014) Let's Build a Timed Quiz App Timestamp Ordering

Leo Marco Corpuz
Leo Marco Corpuz
18,975 Points
Posted by Leo Marco Corpuz
Leo Marco Corpuz
18,975 Points

Time stamp challenge

What does datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp() do?

timestamp.py 
# If you need help, look up datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp()
# Also, remember that you *will not* know how many timestamps
# are coming in.
def timestamp_oldest(*args):

1 Answer

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points

According to the documentation, datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp instantiates a new datetime object from a POSIX timestamp. You don't really need to worry about exactly what that is, since the challenge will pass a bunch of valid ones to your code automatically, but it effectively expresses a unique moment in time by counting the number of seconds since midnight on January 1, 1970