Python Pandas - Return a numpy.timedelta64 object with ns precision

To return a numpy.timedelta64 object with ns precision, use the timedelta.to_timedelta64() method.

At first, import the required libraries −

import pandas as pd

Create a Timedelta object −

timedelta = pd.Timedelta('2 days 11 hours 22 min 25 s 50 ms 45 ns')

Display the Timedelta −

print("Timedelta...\n", timedelta)

Return a numpy.timedelta64 object with nanoseconds precision −

timedelta.to_timedelta64()

Example

Following is the code −

import pandas as pd

# TimeDeltas is Python’s standard datetime library uses a different representation timedelta’s

# create a Timedelta object
timedelta = pd.Timedelta('2 days 11 hours 22 min 25 s 50 ms 45 ns')

# display the Timedelta
print("Timedelta...\n", timedelta)

# Returns a numpy.timedelta64 object
res = timedelta.to_timedelta64()

# Returns a numpy.timedelta64 object with 'ns' precision
print("\nA numpy.timedelta64 object with nanoseconds precision...\n", res)

Output

This will produce the following code −

Timedelta...
2 days 11:22:25.050000045

A numpy.timedelta64 object with nanoseconds precision...
213745050000045 nanoseconds