• datetime module:
  • Provides classes for manipulating dates and times (e.g., datetime, date, time).
  • Ideal for working with date and time objects.
• time module:
  • Provides functions for working with time, such as measuring time intervals.
  • Useful for time-related operations like sleep, timing functions, etc.

Example:

from datetime import datetime
from time import time

# Get current date and time
current_datetime = datetime.now()
print(current_datetime)  # Output: 2023-10-05 12:34:56.789012

# Get current Unix timestamp
current_time = time()
print(current_time)  # Output: 1696543495.123456