Python: Convert a given time in seconds since the epoch to a string representing local time

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59. Epoch Seconds to Local Time

Write a Python program to convert a given time in seconds since the epoch to a string representing local time.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

# Import the time module
import time

# Print the current time in a human-readable format using ctime()
print(time.ctime())

# Print the time corresponding to the given timestamp (236543789) in a human-readable format using ctime()
print(time.ctime(236543789))

Output:

Tue Apr 13 11:51:51 2021
Thu Jun 30 18:36:29 1977

Explanation:

In the exercise above,

The code imports the "time" module.
It prints the current time in a human-readable format using the ctime() function without arguments. This function returns a string representing the current local time in the format 'Day Month Date HH:MM:SS Year'.
It prints the time corresponding to the given timestamp (236543789) in a human-readable format using the "ctime()" function with the timestamp as an argument. This function returns a string representing the local time corresponding to the given timestamp in the same format as mentioned above.

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