Python generate dates series

Question

How can i generate array with dates like this:

Timestamps in javascript miliseconds format from 2010.12.01 00:00:00 to 2010.12.12.30 23.59.59 with step 5 minutes.

Answer 1

Well, obviously you start at the start time, loop until you reach the end time and increment inbetween.

import datetime

dt = datetime.datetime(2010, 12, 1)
end = datetime.datetime(2010, 12, 30, 23, 59, 59)
step = datetime.timedelta(seconds=5)

result = []

while dt < end:
    result.append(dt.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'))
    dt += step

Fairly trivial.