Fix - NameError: name 'timedelta' is not defined in Python

Fix - NameError: name 'timedelta' is not defined in Python #

The Python "NameError: name 'timedelta' is not defined" occurs when we use the timedelta class without importing it first. To solve the error, import the timedelta class before using it - from datetime import timedelta.

Here is an example of how the error occurs.

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# ⛔️ NameError: name 'timedelta' is not defined
delta = timedelta(
    days=30,
    seconds=45,
    microseconds=10,
    milliseconds=29000,
    minutes=3,
    hours=7,
    weeks=2,
)

print(delta)

print(delta.max)
print(delta.min)

To solve the error, we have to import the timedelta class from the datetime module.

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# ✅ import timedelta class first
from datetime import timedelta


delta = timedelta(
    days=30,
    seconds=45,
    microseconds=10,
    milliseconds=29000,
    minutes=3,
    hours=7,
    weeks=2,
)

print(delta)

print(delta.max)
print(delta.min)

Even though the datetime module is in the Python standard library, we still have to import it before using it.

Also, make sure you haven't imported timedelta in a nested scope, e.g. a function. Import the function at the top level to be able to use it throughout your code.

A timedelta object represents a duration - the difference between two dates or times.

All of the arguments we passed to the class in the example above are optional and default to 0.

You can read more about timedelta objects by visiting the official docs.