How to convert Unix timestamp to Date in Python

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    import datetime
    
    # Example Unix timestamp
    timestamp = 1732134415
    
    # Convert Unix timestamp to datetime object
    date_time = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp)
    
    # Format the date and time in a readable format
    formatted_date = date_time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
    
    print("Formatted Date:", formatted_date)

Output:

Formatted Date: 2024-11-20 20:26:55

Example only. There may be multiple ways to perform this operation.

Code Explanation

This Python code imports the datetime module and converts a Unix timestamp (in this case 1732134415, representing seconds since January 1, 1970) into a human-readable date and time format.
The timestamp is first converted into a datetime object using datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(), which transforms it into a local time representation. Then, the strftime() method is used to format this datetime object into a string in the format "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM ".
Finally, the formatted date and time are printed to the console, displaying a readable version of the timestamp such as 2024-11-20 20:26:55

Convert Date to Unix timestamp in Python

Other useful Python date functions

Function	Description	Example
`time.time()`	Returns the current time in seconds since the Unix epoch (January 1, 1970). The result is a floating-point number representing seconds.	`time.time()` returns 1623433347.2537498
`time.sleep(seconds)`	Suspends (delays) execution for a specified number of seconds.	`time.sleep(5)` pauses for 5 seconds
`time.ctime([secs])`	Converts a time expressed in seconds since the epoch to a string representing local time.	`time.ctime(1623433347)` returns Tue Jun 11 17:15:47 2021
`time.strftime(format[, t])`	Formats a time tuple into a string based on a specified format.	`time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')` returns 2021-06-11 17:15:47
`time.gmtime([secs])`	Converts seconds since the epoch to a struct_time in UTC.	`time.gmtime(1623433347)` returns time.struct_time(tm_year=2021, tm_mon=6, tm_mday=11, ...)
`time.localtime([secs])`	Converts seconds since the epoch to a struct_time in local time.	`time.localtime(1623433347)` returns time.struct_time(tm_year=2021, tm_mon=6, tm_mday=11, ...)
`time.mktime(t)`	Converts a struct_time representing local time to seconds since the epoch.	`time.mktime(time.localtime())` returns 1623433347.0
`time.monotonic()`	Returns the value (in fractional seconds) of a monotonic clock, which cannot go backward.	`time.monotonic()` returns 3729.8494781
`time.perf_counter()`	Returns the value (in fractional seconds) of a performance counter, useful for benchmarking.	`time.perf_counter()` returns 27.494923
`time.process_time()`	Returns the CPU time (in seconds) for the current process.	`time.process_time()` returns 0.115742

Current Unix Timestamp SECONDS SINCE JAN 01 1970

Current UTC Time

2025-08-20