write_current_date_and_time_to_file_and_screen
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Write Current Date and Time to File and Screen
This Python 3 example will write the current date and time to a file. Useful information for any projects that require file writes or the use of date time.
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#!/usr/bin/python # # Python 3 Script # # Alan Walker # Aug 2016 # # # Write current date and time to file and screen # Created to see how long Rpi would run from batteries # by comparing first and last date time in file # #
from datetime import datetime # Import Libraries import time
var=1 while var == 1: # creates a never ending loop text = "{:%B %d %Y %H:%M:%S\n}".format(datetime.now()) # make the variable text = the current date and time. saveFile = open('blt.txt','a') # open file for append saveFile.write(text) # write date and time (and a new line) to file saveFile.close() # close the file print (text) # print date and time (held in var called text) to screen time.sleep(30) # sleep for x seconds
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