scitex-datetime 0.1.3

Datetime helpers (linspace, normalize_timestamp, format helpers) — standalone module from the SciTeX ecosystem

scitex-datetime

Small datetime helpers — linspace, normalize, parse, format.

Full Documentation · uv pip install scitex-datetime[all]

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Installation

pip install scitex-datetime

Architecture

scitex_datetime/
├── __init__.py                ← public API (linspace, normalize_timestamp,
│                                 to_datetime, format_for_filename, ...)
├── _linspace.py               ← linearly-spaced datetime arrays
└── _normalize_timestamp.py    ← parse + standardize heterogeneous strings

Pure-stdlib datetime helpers; the umbrella scitex.datetime import path is preserved via a sys.modules-alias bridge.

Quick Start

import scitex_datetime as sxd

dt = sxd.to_datetime("2026/04/27 10:30:00")
print(sxd.format_for_filename(dt))   # "2026-04-27_103000"

1 Interfaces

Python API

import scitex_datetime as sxd

# Linearly spaced timestamps
sxd.linspace(start, stop, num=100)

# Parse and standardize timestamps
sxd.normalize_timestamp("2026-04-27T10:30:00")
sxd.to_datetime("2026/04/27 10:30:00")
sxd.validate_timestamp_format("2026-04-27 10:30:00")

# Format
sxd.format_for_display(dt)       # "2026-04-27 10:30:00"
sxd.format_for_filename(dt)      # "2026-04-27_103000"

# Time deltas
sxd.get_time_delta_seconds(dt1, dt2)

Demo

flowchart LR
    S1["'2026/04/27 10:30:00'"] --> P["sxd.to_datetime()"]
    S2["'2026-04-27T10:30:00'"] --> N["sxd.normalize_timestamp()"]
    P --> D["datetime"]
    N --> D
    D --> F["sxd.format_for_filename()<br/>→ '2026-04-27_103000'"]
    A["start, stop"] --> L["sxd.linspace(num=100)"]
    L --> R["[datetime, ...]"]

Status

Standalone fork of scitex.datetime. The umbrella package's scitex.datetime import path is preserved via a sys.modules-alias bridge. STANDARD_FORMAT is read from a scitex CONFIG when available, falling back to "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S".

Part of SciTeX

scitex-datetime is part of SciTeX. Install via the umbrella with pip install scitex[datetime] to use as scitex.datetime (Python) or scitex datetime ... (CLI).

Four Freedoms for Research

0. The freedom to run your research anywhere — your machine, your terms.
1. The freedom to study how every step works — from raw data to final manuscript.
2. The freedom to redistribute your workflows, not just your papers.
3. The freedom to modify any module and share improvements with the community.

AGPL-3.0 — because we believe research infrastructure deserves the same freedoms as the software it runs on.

License

AGPL-3.0-only (see LICENSE).

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