22 lines
852 B
Python
22 lines
852 B
Python
import datetime
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def difference_to_then(event_time, tgt_time=None, make_absolute=False):
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"""
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measures the difference between {tgt_time} and {event_time}. this function automatically converts the datetime.timedelta object to seconds.
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tgt_time defaults to {now}, if it is not specified.
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Note: using divmod(time_diff, interval_duration) may be interesting to determine, how many units of {interval_duration} have passed.
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e.g.,
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divmod(time_diff, 3600) returns a float of hours. This will then return a tuple
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options:
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make_absolute: bool. Whether to return an absolute difference
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Returns: time_diff (float)
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"""
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tgt_time = tgt_time or datetime.datetime.now()
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time_diff = tgt_time - event_time
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if make_absolute:
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return abs(time_diff.total_seconds())
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return time_diff.total_seconds()
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