now()

[Skaperen]

is there a way to do this

from datetime import datetime as dt
now=dt.now

in one statement?

i tried these and they did not work:

from datetime import datetime.now as now

from datetime.datetime import now

so i am looking for a working alternate.

[micseydel]

I don't think it's possible. now() is a method on an object (class instance) in the module. I don't think you can use Python's import statement to get just a method of a class.

[Ofnuts]

In one statement, no, in one line, yes:

from datetime import datetime as dt;now=dt.now

But then, to use the value of "now" you have to add more statements, so what is the point?

[metulburr]

the purpose of using it as datetime.now is that its very specific. "now" is not.

[snippsat]

in one statement?

Yeah can hack something together,
but something like this has not so much purpose outside the code golf world.

>>> __import__('datetime').datetime.now()
datetime.datetime(2016, 10, 6, 14, 54, 22, 463219)

[wavic]

from datetime import datetime as dt;now=dt.now

I don't think that this will go through PEP8 safely :D

[Ofnuts]

from datetime import datetime as dt;now=dt.now

I don't think that this will go through PEP8 safely :D

PEP8 is a guide, not a rule.

[wavic]

Just a joke