Python: Calculate two date difference in seconds

Python Datetime: Exercise-36 with Solution

Write a Python program to calculate the difference between two dates in seconds.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

from datetime import datetime, time
def date_diff_in_Seconds(dt2, dt1):
  timedelta = dt2 - dt1
  return timedelta.days * 24 * 3600 + timedelta.seconds
#Specified date
date1 = datetime.strptime('2015-01-01 01:00:00', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
#Current date
date2 = datetime.now()
print("\n%d seconds" %(date_diff_in_Seconds(date2, date1)))
print()

Sample Output:

74175795 seconds

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