set_time_resolution

typhon.utils.set_time_resolution(datetime_obj, resolution)[source]

Set the resolution of a python datetime object.

Parameters:

datetime_obj – A python datetime object.
resolution – A string indicating the required resolution.

Returns:

A datetime object truncated to resolution.

Examples:

from typhon.utils.time import set_time_resolution, to_datetime

dt = to_datetime("2017-12-04 12:00:00")
# datetime.datetime(2017, 12, 4, 12, 0)

new_dt = set_time_resolution(dt, "day")
# datetime.datetime(2017, 12, 4, 0, 0)

new_dt = set_time_resolution(dt, "month")
# datetime.datetime(2017, 12, 1, 0, 0)