str to time in python
For Python 2.5+
from datetime import datetimeformat = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'print datetime.strptime(time2, format) - datetime.strptime(time1, format)# 1 day, 0:00:00
Edit: for Python 2.4
import timeformat = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'print time.mktime(time.strptime(time2, format)) - time.mktime(time.strptime(time1, format))# 86400.0