Python Pandas - Get the timedelta in nanoseconds for internal compatibility

Use the timedelta.delta property in Pandas to get the timedelta in nanoseconds for internal compatibility.

At first, import the required libraries −

import pandas as pd

TimeDeltas is Python’s standard datetime library uses a different representation timedelta’s. Create a Timedelta object

timedelta = pd.Timedelta('5 days 1 min 45 s 40 ns')

Return the timedelta in nanoseconds

timedelta.delta

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('5 days 1 min 45 s 40 ns')

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

# return the timedelta in nanoseconds
res = timedelta.delta

# display the timedelta
print("\nTimedelta (nanoseconds)...\n", res)

Output

This will produce the following code

Timedelta...
 5 days 00:01:45.000000040

Timedelta (nanoseconds)...
 432105000000040

Arnab Chakraborty

Updated on: 13-Oct-2021

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