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For "HOURS:MINUTES:SECONDS" start-end timestamp pair, return the difference in seconds.
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#!/usr/bin/env python3 | |
# License: MIT. https://github.com/Rainyan | |
from datetime import datetime | |
import sys | |
# Usage: | |
# $ python timestamp_delta.py 00:12:34 02:01:13 | |
# $ 6519 | |
def timestamp_delta(start: str, end: str) -> int: | |
"""For "HOURS:MINUTES:SECONDS" start-end timestamp pair, | |
return the difference in seconds. | |
If hours are omitted, assumes 0 hours. | |
If hours and minutes are omitted, assumes 0 hours and minutes. | |
If end time is earlier than start time, returns a negative difference. | |
Max supported timestamp value is 23:59:59. | |
TODO: support >23:59:59 times | |
""" | |
start_parts = start.split(":") | |
assert len(start_parts) > 0 | |
assert len(start_parts) <= 4 | |
start_parts = ["0"] * (abs(len(start_parts) - 3)) + start_parts | |
assert int(start_parts[0]) < 24, "Max supported timestamp value is 23:59:59." | |
start = ":".join(start_parts) | |
end_parts = end.split(":") | |
assert len(end_parts) > 0 | |
assert len(end_parts) <= 4 | |
end_parts = ["0"] * (abs(len(end_parts) - 3)) + end_parts | |
assert int(end_parts[0]) < 24, "Max supported timestamp value is 23:59:59." | |
end = ":".join(end_parts) | |
format = "%H:%M:%S" | |
time_start = datetime.strptime(start, format) | |
time_end = datetime.strptime(end, format) | |
if time_end > time_start: | |
return (time_end - time_start).seconds | |
return -(time_start - time_end).seconds | |
if __name__ == "__main__": | |
print(timestamp_delta(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])) |
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