python time(milli seconds) calculation

Question

How to calculate milliseconds,from the code below.

a = datetime.datetime.now() b = datetime.datetime.now() c = b - a >>> c >>> c.days 0 >>> c.seconds 4 >>> c.microseconds

SilentGhost · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-13 13:57:51Z

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milliseconds = (c.days * 24 * 60 * 60 + c.seconds) * 1000 + c.microseconds / 1000.0

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This answer is wrong!if time delta is 1 minute exactly,result will be 0,not our expect!

zeeMonkeez · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-13 19:24:07Z

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Or, new since 2.7:

c.total_seconds()*1000

answered Jan 13, 2015 at 19:24

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