convert_timestamp.py

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### Converts MongoDB timestamps to human readable dates
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import sys
from datetime import datetime

args = sys.argv[1:]

if len(args) < 1:
    print("Please enter the MongoDB ids you want to convert to timestamp")
    sys.exit()

def dateFromObjectId(objectId):
    seconds = int(objectId[:8], base=16)
    return datetime.fromtimestamp(seconds).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')

for arg in args:
    print(arg, dateFromObjectId(arg))