Python Pandas - Return the nanoseconds from Timedelta object using integer input

To return the nanoseconds from a Timedelta object, use the timedelta.nanoseconds property. This property extracts only the nanoseconds component from the total time duration.

Syntax

timedelta.nanoseconds

Creating a Timedelta with Nanoseconds

First, import the required library and create a Timedelta object using integer input with unit 'ns' ?

import pandas as pd

# Create a Timedelta object with 35 nanoseconds
timedelta = pd.Timedelta(35, unit='ns')
print("Timedelta:", timedelta)

Timedelta: 0 days 00:00:00.000000035

Extracting Nanoseconds Value

Use the nanoseconds property to get the nanoseconds component ?

import pandas as pd

timedelta = pd.Timedelta(35, unit='ns')
nanoseconds_value = timedelta.nanoseconds

print("Original Timedelta:", timedelta)
print("Nanoseconds component:", nanoseconds_value)

Original Timedelta: 0 days 00:00:00.000000035
Nanoseconds component: 35

Example with Larger Values

Here's an example with a larger nanoseconds value to see how it's displayed ?

import pandas as pd

# Create Timedelta with 1250 nanoseconds
timedelta = pd.Timedelta(1250, unit='ns')

print("Timedelta:", timedelta)
print("Nanoseconds component:", timedelta.nanoseconds)
print("Total nanoseconds:", timedelta.total_seconds() * 1e9)

Timedelta: 0 days 00:00:00.000001250
Nanoseconds component: 250
Total nanoseconds: 1250.0

Key Points

• The nanoseconds property returns only the nanoseconds component (0-999)
• For total nanoseconds, use total_seconds() * 1e9
• Timedelta displays time in days, hours, minutes, seconds, and fractional seconds format

Conclusion

The nanoseconds property extracts the nanoseconds component from a Timedelta object. Use pd.Timedelta(value, unit='ns') to create nanosecond-based time deltas and access the component with the nanoseconds attribute.