gistfile1.txt

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import time, datetime

def print_time(when=time.time()):
    print when

def print_date(when=datetime.datetime.now()):
    print when

## testing time
print_time()
time.sleep(5)
print_time()

print

## testing date
print_date()
time.sleep(5)
print_date()


## script output:
## --------------------------
## 1352419610.68
## 1352419610.68
##
## 2012-11-08 22:06:50.684373
## 2012-11-08 22:06:50.684373