[SOLVED] How to format elapsed time from seconds to hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds in Python?

How to format elapsed time from seconds to hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds in Python?

How can I format the time elapsed from seconds to hours, mins, seconds?

My code:

start = time.time()
... do something
elapsed = (time.time() - start)

Actual Output:

0.232999801636

Desired/Expected output:

00:00:00.23

Solution

If you want to include times like 0.232999801636 as in your input:

import time
start = time.time()
end = time.time()
hours, rem = divmod(end-start, 3600)
minutes, seconds = divmod(rem, 60)
print("{:0>2}:{:0>2}:{:05.2f}".format(int(hours),int(minutes),seconds))

Example:

In [12]: def timer(start,end):
   ....:         hours, rem = divmod(end-start, 3600)
   ....:         minutes, seconds = divmod(rem, 60)
   ....:         print("{:0>2}:{:0>2}:{:05.2f}".format(int(hours),int(minutes),seconds))
   ....:     

In [13]: timer(12345.242,12356.434)
00:00:11.19
In [14]: timer(12300.242,12600.5452)
00:05:00.30
In [19]: timer(0.343,86500.8743)
24:01:40.53
In [16]: timer(0.343,865000.8743)
 240:16:40.53    
In [17]: timer(0,0.232999801636)
00:00:00.23