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@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ Instance methods:
``self.date().isocalendar()``.
-.. method:: datetime.isoformat(sep='T')
+.. method:: datetime.isoformat(sep='T', timespec='auto')
Return a string representing the date and time in ISO 8601 format,
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.mmmmmm or, if :attr:`microsecond` is 0,
@@ -1155,6 +1155,37 @@ Instance methods:
>>> datetime(2002, 12, 25, tzinfo=TZ()).isoformat(' ')
'2002-12-25 00:00:00-06:39'
+ The optional argument *timespec* specifies the number of additional
+ components of the time to include (the default is ``'auto'``).
+ It can be one of the following:
+
+ - ``'auto'``: Same as ``'seconds'`` if :attr:`microsecond` is 0,
+ same as ``'microseconds'`` otherwise.
+ - ``'hours'``: Include the :attr:`hour` in the two-digit HH format.
+ - ``'minutes'``: Include :attr:`hour` and :attr:`minute` in HH:MM format.
+ - ``'seconds'``: Include :attr:`hour`, :attr:`minute`, and :attr:`second`
+ in HH:MM:SS format.
+ - ``'milliseconds'``: Include full time, but truncate fractional second
+ part to milliseconds. HH:MM:SS.sss format.
+ - ``'microseconds'``: Include full time in HH:MM:SS.mmmmmm format.
+
+ .. note::
+
+ Excluded time components are truncated, not rounded.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` will be raised on an invalid *timespec* argument.
+
+
+ >>> from datetime import datetime
+ >>> datetime.now().isoformat(timespec='minutes')
+ '2002-12-25T00:00'
+ >>> dt = datetime(2015, 1, 1, 12, 30, 59, 0)
+ >>> dt.isoformat(timespec='microseconds')
+ '2015-01-01T12:30:59.000000'
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.6
+ Added the *timespec* argument.
+
.. method:: datetime.__str__()
@@ -1404,13 +1435,46 @@ Instance methods:
aware :class:`.time`, without conversion of the time data.
-.. method:: time.isoformat()
+.. method:: time.isoformat(timespec='auto')
Return a string representing the time in ISO 8601 format, HH:MM:SS.mmmmmm or, if
- self.microsecond is 0, HH:MM:SS If :meth:`utcoffset` does not return ``None``, a
+ :attr:`microsecond` is 0, HH:MM:SS If :meth:`utcoffset` does not return ``None``, a
6-character string is appended, giving the UTC offset in (signed) hours and
minutes: HH:MM:SS.mmmmmm+HH:MM or, if self.microsecond is 0, HH:MM:SS+HH:MM
+ The optional argument *timespec* specifies the number of additional
+ components of the time to include (the default is ``'auto'``).
+ It can be one of the following:
+
+ - ``'auto'``: Same as ``'seconds'`` if :attr:`microsecond` is 0,
+ same as ``'microseconds'`` otherwise.
+ - ``'hours'``: Include the :attr:`hour` in the two-digit HH format.
+ - ``'minutes'``: Include :attr:`hour` and :attr:`minute` in HH:MM format.
+ - ``'seconds'``: Include :attr:`hour`, :attr:`minute`, and :attr:`second`
+ in HH:MM:SS format.
+ - ``'milliseconds'``: Include full time, but truncate fractional second
+ part to milliseconds. HH:MM:SS.sss format.
+ - ``'microseconds'``: Include full time in HH:MM:SS.mmmmmm format.
+
+ .. note::
+
+ Excluded time components are truncated, not rounded.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` will be raised on an invalid *timespec* argument.
+
+
+ >>> from datetime import time
+ >>> time(hours=12, minute=34, second=56, microsecond=123456).isoformat(timespec='minutes')
+ '12:34'
+ >>> dt = time(hours=12, minute=34, second=56, microsecond=0)
+ >>> dt.isoformat(timespec='microseconds')
+ '12:34:56.000000'
+ >>> dt.isoformat(timespec='auto')
+ '12:34:56'
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.6
+ Added the *timespec* argument.
+
.. method:: time.__str__()