Python: Adding Float formatted time to datetime value

Question

I want to add a randomly generated time value to an existing datetime object. Now, the time value that I have is a float. For example, I want to add 4.1326742 hours to '2016-11-17'. How do I do this? Thanks.

Answer 1

You just need to construct a timedelta and add it:

>>> import datetime
>>> d = datetime.datetime(2016, 11, 17)
>>> delta = datetime.timedelta(hours=4.1326742)
>>> d + delta
datetime.datetime(2016, 11, 17, 4, 7, 57, 627120)