pythondatetimeformattimedelta

Remove the microseconds from a timedelta object

I do a calculation of average time, and I would like to display the resulted average without microseconds.

avg = sum(timedeltas, datetime.timedelta(0)) / len(timedeltas)
Solution

  • Take the timedelta and remove its own microseconds, as microseconds and read-only attribute:

    avg = sum(timedeltas, datetime.timedelta(0)) / len(timedeltas)
avg = avg - datetime.timedelta(microseconds=avg.microseconds)

    You can make your own little function if it is a recurring need:

    import datetime

def chop_microseconds(delta):
    return delta - datetime.timedelta(microseconds=delta.microseconds)

    I have not found a better solution.