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Python timestamp
def date_from_timestamp_ms(timestamp_ms):
date = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(timestamp_ms / 1000.0)
return date
def format_date(timestamp_ms, sep=None):
if sep is None:
sep = '_'
date = date_from_timestamp_ms(timestamp_ms)
return date.strftime('%Y{0}%m{0}%d'.format(sep))
def parse_date(datestr, sep=None):
if sep is None:
sep = '_'
date = datetime.strptime(datestr, '%Y{0}%m{0}%d'.format(sep))
timestamp_ms = int(calendar.timegm(date.timetuple()) * 1000.0)
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