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Minutes since the UNIX epoch
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>>> from datetime import datetime
>>> int32_max = (2 ** 31) - 1
>>> # year 2038 problem:
... datetime.utcfromtimestamp(int32_max)
datetime.datetime(2038, 1, 19, 3, 14, 7)
>>> # but minute resolution gets us much further:
... datetime.utcfromtimestamp(int32_max * 60)
datetime.datetime(6053, 1, 23, 2, 7)
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