How to compare times of the day?
python, time
Solution
You can't compare a specific point in time (such as "right now") against an unfixed, recurring event (8am happens every day).
You can check if now is before or after today's 8am:
>>> import datetime
>>> now = datetime.datetime.now()
>>> today8am = now.replace(hour=8, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
>>> now < today8am
True
>>> now == today8am
False
>>> now > today8am
False
Problem
I see that date comparisons can be done and there's also `datetime.timedelta()`, but I'm struggling to find out how to check if the current time (`datetime.datetime.now()`) is earlier, later or the same than a specified time (e.g. 8am) regardless of the date.