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

Jeetender Batra
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Jeetender Batra
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Posted by Jeetender Batra
Jeetender Batra
Courses Plus Student 3,028 Points

I did not get this question

I did not understand this question

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

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,786 Points

Those comments are just hints, the actual instructions are at the top of the challenge page. Here's some additional hints, based on the instructions:

  • Create a function named timestamp_oldest
  • This function will take a variable number of arguments
  • The arguments will all be POSIX timestamps
  • POSIX timestamps are floats
  • The oldest one will be convert to a datetime object
  • The oldest time will have the lowest value
  • You can .sort() a list of arguments to find the oldest
  • The function will return the oldest after conversion.

Does that make it clear?

Carlos Caro
Carlos Caro
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Carlos Caro
Carlos Caro
9,528 Points

The explanation is clear but I am having issues trying to understand conceptually what a timestamp is.