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Python Dates and Times in Python (2014) Let's Build a Timed Quiz App Timestamp Ordering

Posted by Mduduzi Frederick Dube
Mduduzi Frederick Dube
8,886 Points

HOW do you do it?

Please explain how to do it and how my code is incorrect.

timestamp.py 
import datetime

new_li = []
while True:
    arguments = input('Enter POSIX timestamps and enter "Q" to quit')
    if arguments == 'Q':
        break
    else:
        args = new_li.append(arguments)
    return args


def timestamp_oldest(*args):
    orderd = args.sort(key=None,reverse=True)
    recquired = orderd[0]
    date = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(recquired)
    return date




# If you need help, look up datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp()
# Also, remember that you *will not* know how many timestamps
# are coming in.

1 Answer

Feisty Mullah
Feisty Mullah
25,849 Points
Feisty Mullah
Feisty Mullah
25,849 Points

The simple way to get the timestamp_oldest is

import datetime

def timestamp_oldest(*args): return datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(min(args))