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Chrono
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When including the additional header file :file:`pybind11/chrono.h` conversions
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from C++11 chrono datatypes to python datetime objects are automatically enabled.
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This header also enables conversions of python floats (often from sources such
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as ``time.monotonic()``, ``time.perf_counter()`` and ``time.process_time()``)
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into durations.
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An overview of clocks in C++11
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------------------------------
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A point of confusion when using these conversions is the differences between
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clocks provided in C++11. There are three clock types defined by the C++11
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standard and users can define their own if needed. Each of these clocks have
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different properties and when converting to and from python will give different
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results.
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The first clock defined by the standard is ``std::chrono::system_clock``. This
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clock measures the current date and time. However, this clock changes with to
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updates to the operating system time. For example, if your time is synchronised
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with a time server this clock will change. This makes this clock a poor choice
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for timing purposes but good for measuring the wall time.
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The second clock defined in the standard is ``std::chrono::steady_clock``.
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This clock ticks at a steady rate and is never adjusted. This makes it excellent
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for timing purposes, however the value in this clock does not correspond to the
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current date and time. Often this clock will be the amount of time your system
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has been on, although it does not have to be. This clock will never be the same
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clock as the system clock as the system clock can change but steady clocks
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cannot.
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The third clock defined in the standard is ``std::chrono::high_resolution_clock``.
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This clock is the clock that has the highest resolution out of the clocks in the
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system. It is normally a typedef to either the system clock or the steady clock
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but can be its own independent clock. This is important as when using these
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conversions as the types you get in python for this clock might be different
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depending on the system.
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If it is a typedef of the system clock, python will get datetime objects, but if
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it is a different clock they will be timedelta objects.
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Provided conversions
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--------------------
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.. rubric:: C++ to Python
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- ``std::chrono::system_clock::time_point`` → ``datetime.datetime``
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System clock times are converted to python datetime instances. They are
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in the local timezone, but do not have any timezone information attached
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to them (they are naive datetime objects).
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- ``std::chrono::duration`` → ``datetime.timedelta``
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Durations are converted to timedeltas, any precision in the duration
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greater than microseconds is lost by rounding towards zero.
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- ``std::chrono::[other_clocks]::time_point`` → ``datetime.timedelta``
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Any clock time that is not the system clock is converted to a time delta.
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This timedelta measures the time from the clocks epoch to now.
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.. rubric:: Python to C++
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- ``datetime.datetime`` or ``datetime.date`` or ``datetime.time`` → ``std::chrono::system_clock::time_point``
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Date/time objects are converted into system clock timepoints. Any
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timezone information is ignored and the type is treated as a naive
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object.
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- ``datetime.timedelta`` → ``std::chrono::duration``
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Time delta are converted into durations with microsecond precision.
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- ``datetime.timedelta`` → ``std::chrono::[other_clocks]::time_point``
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Time deltas that are converted into clock timepoints are treated as
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the amount of time from the start of the clocks epoch.
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- ``float`` → ``std::chrono::duration``
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Floats that are passed to C++ as durations be interpreted as a number of
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seconds. These will be converted to the duration using ``duration_cast``
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from the float.
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- ``float`` → ``std::chrono::[other_clocks]::time_point``
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Floats that are passed to C++ as time points will be interpreted as the
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number of seconds from the start of the clocks epoch.
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