Python_Convert_time.md

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Tags: #python #convert #units #snippet #operations #time

Author: Benjamin Filly

Description: This notebook shows you how to convert time using Python.

References:

• Python Unit converter example

Input

Setup Variables

Unit Available symbols

• value: starting unit value
• from_unit : is the unit of the starting value, the one you want to convert
• to_unit: this is the unit we want to achieve with this script

value = 3600
from_unit = 's'
to_unit = 'h'

Model

Unit available

def convert_time(value, from_unit, to_unit):
    units = {
        's': 1.0,
        'min': 60.0,
        'h': 3600.0,
        'day': 86400.0,
        'week': 604800.0,
        'month': 2628000.0,
        'year': 31536000.0
        # Add other time units here
    }

    if from_unit not in units or to_unit not in units:
        raise ValueError("Invalid unit.")

    return value * units[from_unit] / units[to_unit]

Output

Display result

result = convert_time(value, from_unit, to_unit)
result