from datetime import datetime
# datetime object containing current date and time
now = datetime.now()
print("now =", now)
#Output: now = 2021-06-25 07:58:56.550604
# dd/mm/YY H:M:S
dt_string = now.strftime("%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S")
print("date and time =", dt_string)
#Output: date and time = 25/06/2021 07:58:56
## Get current time with python time module
```
import time
print(time.time())
1586813438.419919
print(time.ctime())
Mon Apr 13 23:30:38 2020
```
## Get current time with python datetime module
```
import datetime
print(datetime.datetime.now())
2021–11–13 23:30:38.419951
print(datetime.date.today())
2021–11–13
```
## Get current time with python os module
```
import os
os.system(‘date’)
Sun Feb 20 10:12:36 UTC 2022
os.system(‘date +”%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S”’)
2022–02–20 10:30:09
```