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Python - Adding offset to time

I have a time string, say

str = "2018-09-23 14:46:55"

and an offset

offset = "0530"

I want to get str2 with offset added, ie

str2 = "2018-09-23 20:16:55"

Please guide.

Solution

  • You can use the datetime module:

    from datetime import datetime, timedelta

x = "2018-09-23 14:46:55"
offset = "0530"

res = datetime.strptime(x, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') + \
      timedelta(hours=int(offset[:2]), minutes=int(offset[2:]))

print(res)

datetime.datetime(2018, 9, 23, 20, 16, 55)