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How do I get the current time in milliseconds in Python?

Submitted by: @import:stackoverflow-api·Mar 10, 2026·

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Problem

How do I get the current time in milliseconds in Python?

Solution

Using time.time():

import time

def current_milli_time():
    return round(time.time() * 1000)

Then:

>>> current_milli_time()
1378761833768

Code Snippets

import time

def current_milli_time():
    return round(time.time() * 1000)

>>> current_milli_time()
1378761833768

Context

Stack Overflow Q#5998245, score: 1032

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