Python Subtract Minutes from DateTime Example

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In this example, I will give two examples for you of how to subtract minutes to date in python and how to subtract minutes to today's datetime in python. therefore, let's see below example code and try it.

You can use these examples with python3 (Python 3) version.

Example 1: Python Subtract Minutes to DateTime

main.py

from datetime import datetime
from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
  
myDateString = "2022-06-01"
  
myDate = datetime.strptime(myDateString, "%Y-%m-%d")
  
subMinutesNumber = 20;
newDate = myDate - relativedelta(minutes=subMinutesNumber)
  
print("Old Date :")
print(myDate)
  
print("New Date :")
print(newDate)

Output:

Old Date :
2022-06-01 00:00:00
New Date :
2022-05-31 23:40:00

Example 2: Python Subtract Minutes to Current DateTime

main.py

from datetime import datetime
from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
  
myDate = datetime.today()
  
subMinutesNumber = 20;
newDate = myDate - relativedelta(minutes=subMinutesNumber)
  
print("Old Date :")
print(myDate)
  
print("New Date :")
print(newDate)

Output:

	
Old Date :
2022-06-21 09:29:18.658343
New Date :
2022-06-21 09:09:18.658343

I hope it can help you...