!!! tip "Attention"

    Start date in Calc and Python are different.

<br>

### **today**

Get current date.

```py
    d = app.dates
    app.msgbox(d.today)
```

<br>

### **now**

Get current date and time.

```py
    d = app.dates
    app.msgbox(d.now)
```

<br>

### **time**

Get current time.

```py
    d = app.dates
    app.msgbox(d.now.time())
```

<br>

### **epoch**

Get [Unix time][1]

```py
    d = app.dates
    app.msgbox(d.epoch)
```

<br>

### **date**

Get a date.

```py
    d = app.dates

    date = d.date(1974, 1, 15)
    app.msgbox(date)
```

<br>

### **time**

Get a time.

```py
    d = app.dates

    time = d.time(10, 20, 15)
    app.msgbox(time)
```

<br>

### **datetime**

Get date and time.

```py
    d = app.dates

    dt = d.datetime(1974, 1, 15, 10, 11, 12)
    app.msgbox(dt)
```

<br>

### **str_to_date**


String to date. Look this [excellent info][2]

```py
    d = app.dates

    str_date = '1974-01-15'
    template = '%Y-%m-%d'
    obj_date = d.str_to_date(str_date, template)
    app.msgbox(obj_date)
    app.msgbox(type(obj_date))
```

Get a valid date for insert in a Calc cell.

```py
    d = app.dates

    str_date = '1974-01-15'
    template = '%Y-%m-%d'
    obj_date = d.str_to_date(str_date, template, True)
    app.msgbox(obj_date)
    app.msgbox(type(obj_date))
```

<br>

### **calc_to_date**

Converts a value to Python date, for example, the initial date set in Calc.

```py
    d = app.dates

    value = 0
    obj_date = d.calc_to_date(value)
    app.msgbox(obj_date)
    app.msgbox(type(obj_date))
```

<br>

### **sleep**

Pause execution for X seconds.

!!! tip inline end "Attention"

    The pause is blocking.

```py
    d = app.dates

    app.sleep(3)
    app.msgbox('End')
```

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### **start** and **end**

Measure time in seconds.

```py
    d = app.dates

    d.start()
    app.sleep(5)
    seconds = d.end()
    app.msgbox(seconds)
```

Get timedelta instead of seconds

```py
    d = app.dates

    d.start()
    app.sleep(5)
    td = d.end(False)
    app.msgbox(td)
```


[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time
[2]: https://strftime.org