Python: Get current time in milliseconds

Last update on March 31 2025 12:53:51 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

12. Time in Milliseconds

Write a Python program to get the current time in milliseconds in Python.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

# Import the time module
import time

# Get the current time in seconds since the epoch using time.time(),
# then multiply it by 1000 to convert seconds to milliseconds,
# round the result to the nearest integer, and store it in the variable 'milli_sec'
milli_sec = int(round(time.time() * 1000))

# Print the current time in milliseconds
print(milli_sec)

Output:

1494055960573  

Explanation:

In the exercise above,

• The code imports the "time" module.
• Calculating milliseconds:
• It retrieves the current time in seconds since the epoch (January 1, 1970) using "time.time()".
• The current time in seconds is multiplied by 1000 to convert it to milliseconds, as there are 1000 milliseconds in a second.
• The result is rounded to the nearest integer using the "round()" function to ensure a whole number.
• The rounded value representing the current time in milliseconds is stored in the variable 'milli_sec'.
• Finally it prints the value stored in 'milli_sec', which represents the current time in milliseconds since the epoch.

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Python program to fetch the current time and then display it in milliseconds since the epoch.
• Write a Python script to get the current time in milliseconds and then compare it with a given timestamp to compute the elapsed time.
• Write a Python program that converts the current time to milliseconds, then formats it into a human-readable string.
• Write a Python function to display the current local time in milliseconds and then compute the difference from the current UTC time in milliseconds.

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