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Pandas: Subtraction of two timestamps of same time zone or different time zone


20. Subtracting Timestamps

Write a Pandas program to subtract two timestamps of same time zone or different time zone.

Sample Solution:

Python Code :

import pandas as pd
print("Subtract two timestamps of same time zone:")
date1 = pd.Timestamp('2019-03-01 12:00', tz='US/Eastern')
date2 = pd.Timestamp('2019-04-01 07:00', tz='US/Eastern')
print("Difference: ", (date2-date1))
print("\nSubtract two timestamps of different time zone:")
date1 = pd.Timestamp('2019-03-01 12:00', tz='US/Eastern')
date2 = pd.Timestamp('2019-03-01 07:00', tz='US/Pacific')
# Remove the time zone and do the subtraction
print("Difference: ", (date1.tz_localize(None) - date2.tz_localize(None)))

Sample Output:

Subtract two timestamps of same time zone:
Difference:  30 days 18:00:00

Subtract two timestamps of different time zone:
Difference:  0 days 05:00:00

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

  • Write a Pandas program to subtract two Timestamps with the same timezone and output the difference in days.
  • Write a Pandas program to compute the time difference between two Timestamps with different time zones after converting them to a common timezone.
  • Write a Pandas program to subtract a series of Timestamps from a base Timestamp and then express the result in seconds.
  • Write a Pandas program to calculate the time difference between two Timestamps and then convert the result to hours and minutes.

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