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Python Unix Timestamp Snippets

Python examples for current Unix time, timestamp-to-datetime conversion, UTC handling, milliseconds, and formatted date output using the standard library.

Python timestamp basics

Python's time.time() returns seconds since the Unix epoch as a floating-point number. Wrap it with int() for whole Unix seconds, or multiply by 1000 when you need milliseconds.

Timezone-aware datetime output

Use datetime.fromtimestamp(ts, tz=datetime.timezone.utc) for explicit UTC output. Avoid relying on the server's local timezone when generating values for logs, APIs, or database rows.