tsx

Time Stamp eXtensions for Python

Why tsx? tsa was created as a response to the known Python datetime standard library flaw that violates ISO 8601. ( Example )

It properly handles the Daylight Saving Time (summer time), and provides functionality for creating, manipulating, and formatting timestamps in various formats and precisions.

Under the hood, it uses external dateparser library that's fully compatible with ISO 8601, and it simplifies working with date & time stamps.

Installation

pip pinstall tsx

Usage:

The library is pretty simple, its central class is TS, which inhertis Python builtin float, so every timestamp in fact is a float representing number of seconds since Epoch.

The TSMsec is the same TS with only difference that it's constructor by default expects msec precision, i.e. number of msecs since epoch, but internally it will store the same float as number of seconds since Epoch.

TS(ts: Union[int, float, str], prec: Literal["s", "ms"] = "s")`

TSMsec(ts: Union[int, float, str], prec: Literal["s", "ms"] = "ms")

• prec - is precision of the ts argument.
  • If prec=="s" - the ts argument will be interpreted as nr of seconds since epoch,
  • If prec=="ms" - the ts argument will be interpreted as nr of milliseconds since epoch

Example:

ts = TS(ts="1519855200.123856", prec="s")

ts == 1519855200.123856
ts.as_iso == '2018-02-28T22:00:00.123856Z'
ts.as_iso_tz(pytz.timezone("Europe/Bucharest")) == '2018-03-01T00:00:00.123856+02:00'

TS("2018-02-28T22:00:00.123Z")
TS("2018-02-28T22:00:00.123")

TS("2018-02-28T22:00:00.123+00:00")

ts = TS.now()

ts.as_sec == 1234567890.123
ts.as_ms == 1234567890123
ts.as_file_date == '20090213'
ts.as_file_ts == '20090213-233130'

Classes

TS

The TS class, a subclass of float, represents Unix timestamps in seconds. It includes additional methods for timestamp manipulation and formatting.

Key Methods and Properties

• now_dt(): Returns the current datetime in UTC.
• now_ms(), now_us, now_ns: Returns the current timestamp in various precisions.
• now(): Returns the current TS instance.
• from_iso(): Parses an ISO string to a TS instance.
• timestamp(): Returns the timestamp as a TS instance.
• as_iso(), as_iso_date(), as_iso_date_basic(), as_iso_tz(), as_iso_basic(): Various ISO format representations.
• as_file_ts() and as_file_date(): File-friendly timestamp formats.
• as_sec(), as_ms(), to_sec(): Conversions to different precisions with deprecation notices.
• floor() and ceil(): Methods for flooring and ceiling the timestamp.
• weekday() and isoweekday(): Methods to get the day of the week.
• Arithmetic Operations: Overloaded methods for arithmetic.

now_dt

• Description: Returns the current datetime in UTC.
• Example:

  current_dt = TS.now_dt()
  current_dt == datetime.datetime(2021, 10, 15, 12, 0, 0, 123456, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)

now

• Description: Returns the current timestamp in seconds.
• Example:

  current_ts = TS.now()
  current_ts == TS(1634294400.123456) == 1634294400.123456

now_ms

• Description: Returns the current timestamp in milliseconds.
• Example:

  current_ts = TS.now_ms()
  current_ts == iTSms(1634294400123) == 1634294400123

now_us

• Description: Returns the current timestamp in microseconds.
• Example:

  current_ts = TS.now_us()
  current_ts == iTSus(1634294400123456) == 1634294400123456

now_ns

• Description: Returns the current timestamp in nanoseconds.
• Example:

  current_ts = TS.now_ns()
  current_ts == iTSn(s1634294400123456789) == 1634294400123456789

from_iso

• Description: Parses an ISO string to a TS instance.
• Example:

  ts = TS.from_iso("2021-10-15T12:00:00.123456Z")
  ts == TS(1634294400.123456) == 1634294400.123456

timestamp

• Description: Returns the timestamp as a TS instance.
• Example:

  ts = TS.timestamp(1634294400.123456)
  ts == TS(1634294400.123456) == 1634294400.123456

as_iso

• Description: Returns the timestamp as an ISO string.
• Example:

  ts = TS(1634294400.123456)
  ts.as_iso == '2021-10-15T12:00:00.123456Z'

as_iso_date

• Description: Returns the timestamp as an ISO date string.
• Example:

  ts = TS(1634294400.123456)
  ts.as_iso_date == '2021-10-15'

as_iso_date_basic

• Description: Returns the timestamp as an ISO date string in basic format.
• Example:

  ts = TS(1634294400.123456)
  ts.as_iso_date_basic == '20211015'

as_iso_tz

• Description: Returns the timestamp as an ISO string with timezone.
  • Parameters:
    • tz: str|tzinfo: The timezone to use.
  • Example:

    ts = TS(1634294400.123456)
    ts.as_iso_tz(pytz.timezone("Europe/Bucharest")) == '2021-10-15T14:00:00.123456+02:00'

as_iso_basic

• Description: Returns the timestamp as an ISO string in basic format.
• Example:

  ts = TS(1634294400.123456)
  ts.as_iso_basic == '20211015T120000.123456Z'

as_file_ts

• Description: Returns the timestamp as a file-friendly timestamp string.
• Example:

  ts = TS(1634294400.123456)
  ts.as_file_ts == '20211015-120000'

as_file_date

• Description: Returns the timestamp as a file-friendly date string.
• Example:

  ts = TS(1634294400.123456)
  ts.as_file_date == '20211015'

as_sec

• Description: Returns the timestamp as a TS instance in seconds.
• Example:

  ts = TS(1634294400.123456)
  ts.as_sec == TS(1634294400.0) == 1634294400.0

as_ms

• Description: Returns the timestamp as a TS instance in milliseconds.
• Example:

  ts = TS(1634294400.123456)
  ts.as_ms == iTSms(1634294400123) == 1634294400123

to_sec

• Description: Returns the timestamp as a TS instance in seconds.
• Example:

  ts = TS(1634294400.123456)
  ts.to_sec == TS(1634294400.0) == 1634294400.0

floor

• Description: Floors the timestamp to the nearest second.
  • Parameters:
    • unit: int|float: the unit to ceil which should be of the same precision as the timestamp
• Example:

  ts = TS(1634294413.123456)
  ts.floor(100) == TS(1634294400.0) == 1634294400.0
  
  ts.floor(0.025) == TS(1634294413.1) == 1634294400.1

ceil

• Description: Ceils the timestamp to the nearest second.
  • Parameters:
    • unit: int|float: the unit to ceil which should be of the same precision as the timestamp
  • Example:

    ts = TS(1634294413.123456)
    ts.ceil(100) == TS(1634294500.0) == 1634294500.0
    
    ts.ceil(0.025) == TS(1634294413.125) == 1634294500.125

weekday

• Description: Return the day of the week as an integer, where Monday is 0 and Sunday is 6. See also isoweekday().
  • Parameters:
    • utc: bool = True: Whether to use UTC or local time.
  • Example:

    ts = TS(1634294400.123456)
    ts.weekday() == 4

isoweekday

• Description: Return the day of the week as an integer, where Monday is 1 and Sunday is 7. See also weekday().
  • Parameters:
    • utc: bool = True: Whether to use UTC or local time.
  • Example:

    ts = TS(1634294400.123456)
    ts.isoweekday() == 5

Arithmetic Operations

• Description: Overloaded methods for arithmetic.
  • Parameters:
    • other: Union[TS, int, float]: The other timestamp to use.
  • Example:

    ts = TS(1634294400.123456)
    ts + 100 == TS(1634294500.123456) == 1634294500.123456
    ts - 100 == TS(1634294300.123456) == 1634294300.123456
    ts * 100 == TS(163429440012.3456) == 163429440012.3456
    ts / 100 == TS(16342944.00123456) == 16342944.00123456
    ts // 100 == TS(16342944.0) == 16342944.0
    ts % 100 == TS(1634294400.123456) == 1634294400.123456
    ts ** 100 == TS(1634294400.123456) == 1634294400.123456

TSMsec

The TSMsec class, a subclass of float, and it's used as a factory class to instantiate TS from milliseconds precision.

After instantiation, the TSMsec instance is identical to TS instance, and it includes all the same methods and properties.

iTS

• The iTS class, a subclass of int, represents Unix timestamps in seconds. It includes additional methods for timestamp manipulation and formatting.
• It inherits from BaseTS and int classes, so it exposes all the methods TS has, as well as it supports all the arithmetic operations int supports.
• It's identical to TS class, but all the methods that return TS will return iTS instead, excepting the timestamp(), which returns TS.

Key Methods and Properties

• The same as TS class, but all the methods that return TS will return iTS instead.

iTSms

• The iTSms class, a subclass of int, represents Unix timestamps in milliseconds. It includes additional methods for timestamp manipulation and formatting.
• It inherits from BaseTS and int classes, so it exposes all the methods TS has, as well as it supports all the arithmetic operations int supports.
• It's identical to TSMsec class, but all the methods that return TS will return iTSms instead, excepting the timestamp(), which returns TS.

iTSus

• The iTSus class, a subclass of int, represents Unix timestamps in microseconds. It includes additional methods for timestamp manipulation and formatting.
• It inherits from BaseTS and int classes, so it exposes all the methods TS has, as well as it supports all the arithmetic operations int supports.
• It's identical to TS class, but all the methods that are expected to return TS will return iTSus instead, excepting the timestamp(), which returns TS.

iTSns

• The iTSns class, a subclass of int, represents Unix timestamps in nanoseconds. It includes additional methods for timestamp manipulation and formatting.
• It inherits from BaseTS and int classes, so it exposes all the methods TS has, as well as it supports all the arithmetic operations int supports.
• It's identical to TS class, but all the methods that are expected to return TS will return iTSns instead, excepting the timestamp(), which returns TS.
• Note: The iTSns class is only available for Python >= 3.8, and it support ns level now precision by using time.time_ns() instead of time.time().

Changelog

0.1.13

• TypeHint update: TS.as_ms() now returns iTSms instead of simple int
• Added more documentation to README.md

0.1.12

• Added dTS object

0.1.11

• fixed the pickling/unpickling of TSMsec objects by instantiating the TSMsec as actually an instance of TS

0.1.10

• upgrade dependency ciso8601 2.3.0 -> 2.3.1

0.1.9

• Fixed bug in TS.sub and TS.add introduced in 0.1.7

0.1.8

• Added TS.to_sec as temporary alias for TS.as_sec

0.1.7

• Added iTS, iTSms, iTSus, iTSns classes.
• deprecated TS.as_msec and TS.as_sec
• No breaking changes yet

0.1.6

• Fixed bug in TSMsec from TSMsec initialization

0.1.5

• Fixed bug in parsing with date_util the Truncated formats with no TZ info

0.1.4

• Exporting FIRST_MONDAY_TS, DAY_SEC, DAY_MSEC, WEEK_SEC into tsx public space

0.1.3

• Fixed bug in TSMsec(<ISO_STRING>)

0.1.2

• Added as_dt() and as_local_dt() methods

0.1.1

• fixed bug in converting from numpy numbers

0.1.0

• Added the utc:bool=True parameter to TS constructor, which if set to True (by default) will force the timestamp to be interpreted as UTC, thus `TS('2018-02-28T22:00:00') will be interpreted as UTC, and not as local time, even if it doesn't have explicit TZ info.
• Improved speed of TS.from_iso(). For Python <3.11 it uses ciso8601 which is the fastest ISO 8601 parser, and for Python >= 3.11 it uses the builtin datetime.fromisoformat().
• some minor parsing speed improvements
• added public time utility variables FIRST_MONDAY_TS, DAY_SEC, DAY_MSEC, WEEK_SEC

0.0.9

• str(ts) now returns ts.as_iso

0.0.8

• added weekday() + isoweekday()

0.0.7

• added floor() and ceil() methods

0.0.6

• added TS.as_iso_date_basic and as_iso_basic

0.0.5

• added TS.from_iso()

0.0.4

• added return typehint to TS.now()

0.0.3

• Lower the minimal typing-extensions version