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date([date=boolean], [format=string], [shortDate=boolean], [shortTime=boolean], [time=boolean])
Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.
date is NOT undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.
Returns information about current time and date. Use the predefined formats, or the -format flag to specify the output format.
time, date
date, format, shortDate, shortTime, time
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date(d)
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boolean
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Returns the current date. Format is YYYY/MM/DD
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format(f)
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string
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Specifies a string defining how the date and time should be represented. All
occurences of the keywords below will be replaced with the corresponding
values:
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YYYY | Current year, using 4 digits |
YY | Last two digits of the current year |
MM | Current month, with leading 0 if necessary |
DD | Current day, with leading 0 if necessary |
hh | Current hour, with leading 0 if necessary |
mm | Current minute, with leading 0 if necessary |
ss | Current second, with leading 0 if necessary |
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shortDate(sd)
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boolean
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Returns the current date. Format is MM/DD
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shortTime(st)
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boolean
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Returns the current time. Format is hh:mm
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time(t)
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boolean
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Returns the current time. Format is hh:mm:ss
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Flag can appear in Create mode of command
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Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
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Flag can appear in Query mode of command
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Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
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import maya.cmds as cmds
# Get the current date and time
cmds.date()
# Result:2006/03/09 16:50:24 #
# Get only the month and day
cmds.date( shortDate=True )
# Result:03/09 #
# Get the date and time in a fancy format
cmds.date( format='Year is YY (or YYYY), month is MM, day is DD. And it is now hh:mm:ss' )
# Result:Year is 06 (or 2006), month is 03, day is 09. And it is now 16:53:20 #