from datetime import datetime, time def date_diff_in_Seconds(dt2, dt1): timedelta = dt2 - dt1 return timedelta.days * 24 * 3600 + timedelta.seconds #Specified date date1 = datetime.strptime('2015-01-01 01:00:00', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') #Current date date2 = datetime.now() print("\n%d seconds" %(date_diff_in_Seconds(date2, date1))) print()