Python | time.asctime() method

Python time method time.asctime() is used to convert a tuple or a time.struct_time object representing a time as returned by time.gmtime() or time.localtime() method to a string of the following form:

Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year
For example:
Thu 08 22 10:46:56 2019

Python time asctime() Syntax:

time.asctime([t])

Python time asctime() Parameter:

t (optional): A tuple or time.struct_time object representing a time as returned by time.gmtime() or time.localtime() method . If the ‘t’ parameter is not provided or None then the current time as returned by time.localtime() method is used.

Python time asctime() Return type:

This method returns an string of the form Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year

Example of Python time asctime()

Example 1: Use of time.asctime() method 

Python3

# Python program to explain time.asctime() method

# importing time module
import time


# Convert the current time
# as returned by time.time() method
# to a time.struct_time object in UTC
# using time.gmtime() method
obj = time.gmtime()

# Print time.struct_time object
print("time.struct_time object as returned by time.gmtime() method:")
print(obj)

# Convert the time.struct_time
# object to a string of the
# form 'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year'
# using time.asctime() method
time_str = time.asctime(obj)

# Print the time.struct_time object
# to the string of the
# form 'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year'
print("\ntime.struct_time obj in string of the form \
'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year':")
print(time_str)


# Convert the current time
# as returned by time.time() method
# to a time.struct_time object in local time
# using time.localtime() method
obj = time.localtime()

# Print time.struct_time object
print("\ntime.struct_time object as returned by \
time.localtime() method:")
print(obj)

# Convert the time.struct_time
# object to a string of the
# form 'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year'
# using time.asctime() method
time_str = time.asctime(obj)

# Print the time.struct_time object
# to the string of the
# form 'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year'
print("\ntime.struct_time obj in string of the form \
'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year':")
print(time_str)

Output:

time.struct_time object as returned by time.gmtime() method:

time.struct_time(tm_year=2021, tm_mon=10, tm_mday=7, tm_hour=15, tm_min=30, tm_sec=51, tm_wday=3, tm_yday=280, tm_isdst=0)

time.struct_time obj in string of the form ‘Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year’:

Thu Oct  7 15:30:51 2021

time.struct_time object as returned by time.localtime() method:

time.struct_time(tm_year=2021, tm_mon=10, tm_mday=7, tm_hour=21, tm_min=0, tm_sec=51, tm_wday=3, tm_yday=280, tm_isdst=0)

time.struct_time obj in string of the form ‘Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year’:

Thu Oct  7 21:00:51 2021

Example 2: If the parameter ‘t’ is not provided 

Python3

# Python program to explain time.asctime() method

# importing time module
import time


# If the parameter 't'
# in time.asctime() method
# is not provided then
# the current time as
# returned by time.localtime()
# method is used

# Convert the current time
# as returned by time.localtime() method
# to a string of the
# form 'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year'
# using time.asctime() method
time_str = time.asctime()

# Print the string
print(time_str)

Output:

Thu Oct  7 21:01:45 2021

Example 3: If the parameter ‘t’ is a tuple 

Python3

# Python program to explain time.asctime() method

# importing time module
import time


# A tuple with 9 attributes
# representing a time
t = (2019, 8, 22, 11, 21, 48, 3, 234, 0)

# Convert the tuple
# to a string of the
# form 'Day Mon Date Hour:Min:Sec Year'
# using time.asctime() method
time_str = time.asctime(t)

# Print the string
print(time_str)

Output:

Thu Aug 22 11:21:48 2019