How to convert an H:MM:SS time string to seconds in Python?

Question

Basically I have the inverse of this problem: Python Time Seconds to h:m:s

I have a string in the format H:MM:SS (always 2 digits for minutes and seconds), and I nee

Answer 1

Another alternative if you have days on string:

def duration2sec(string):
    if "days" in string:
        days = string.split()[0]
        hours = string.split()[2].split(':')
        return int(days) * 86400 + int(hours[0]) * 3600 + int(hours[1]) * 60 + int(hours[2])
    else:
        hours = string.split(':')
        return int(hours[0]) * 3600 + int(hours[1]) * 60 + int(hours[2])