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Python

Carlos Caro
Carlos Caro
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Posted by Carlos Caro
Carlos Caro
9,528 Points

What is a POSIX timestamp? I'm looking for its definition. The documentation doesn't explain the concept behind it.

i have read the documentation and i am very clear about what it is supposed to return

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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It's simply the time expressed as the number of seconds that have passed since January 1, 1970. That zero moment, known as the epoch, is simply the start of the decade in which the Unix operating system (which first used this time representation) was invented.

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

thanks for the answer!