datetime.datetime.now
Get the current date and time.
Python 3.13
datetime.datetime.now(tz=None)Parameters
- tztzinfo | Noneoptional
- A time zone such as timezone.utc; without it, local time without a time zone is returned.
Return value
A datetime object with the current date and time.
Examples
Local time without a time zone
Python 3.13
from datetime import datetime
now = datetime.now()
print(isinstance(now, datetime), now.tzinfo)True None
Current time in UTC
Python 3.13
from datetime import datetime, timezone
now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
print(now.tzinfo, now.utcoffset())UTC 0:00:00
Details
Without tz, the result has no time zone (tzinfo is None), and it cannot be subtracted from dates with a time zone or compared with them using greater or less than; that raises TypeError. For time that is stored or passed between systems, use datetime.now(timezone.utc).