Python Add Minutes to DateTime Example

Aug 30, 2022

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In this example, I will give two examples for you of how to add minutes to date in python and how to add minutes to today's datetime in python.

so let's see following examples with output:

Example 1: Python Add Minutes to DateTime

main.py

from datetime import datetime
from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
myDateString = "2022-06-01"
myDate = datetime.strptime(myDateString, "%Y-%m-%d")
addMinutesNumber = 20;
newDate = myDate + relativedelta(minutes=addMinutesNumber)
print("Old Date :")
print(myDate)
print("New Date :")
print(newDate)

Output:

Old Date :
2022-06-01 00:00:00
New Date :
2022-06-01 00:20:00

Example 2: Python Add Minutes to Current DateTime

main.py

from datetime import datetime
from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta

  
myDate = datetime.today()

  
addMinutesNumber = 20;
newDate = myDate + relativedelta(minutes=addMinutesNumber)

  
print("Old Date :")
print(myDate)

  
print("New Date :")
print(newDate)

Output:

Old Date :
2022-06-20 09:28:44.405902
New Date :
2022-06-20 09:48:44.405902