Convert mysql timestamp to epoch time in python

in this tutorial, we'll learn how to convert a mysql timestamp to epoch time in python. mysql stores timestamps in a human-readable format, but sometimes it's more convenient to work with epoch time (unix timestamp), which represents the number of seconds since january 1, 1970 (the unix epoch). we'll use the datetime module to perform this conversion.
before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
we'll use the mysql-connector-python library to connect to mysql and the datetime module for timestamp manipulation. if you haven't already installed these libraries, you can do so using pip:
let's start by connecting to your mysql database. replace the placeholders (your_host, your_user, your_password, and your_database) with your actual database credentials.
assuming you have a table named your_table with a timestamp column named timestamp_column, you can retrieve the timestamp using a sql query:
now that we have the timestamp from the mysql database, let's convert it to epoch time using the datetime module:
make sure to replace the "%y-%m-%d %h:%m:%s" format string with the actual format of your timestamp if it's different.
here's the complete python script for converting a mysql timestamp to epoch time:
that's it! you've successfully converted a mysql timestamp to epoch time in python. this can be useful when you need to work with timestamps in various calculations and comparisons.
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