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# pandas.Timestamp.unit

Timestamp.unit

  The abbreviation associated with self._creso.

  This property returns a string representing the time unit of the Timestamp’s resolution. It corresponds to the smallest time unit that can be represented by this Timestamp object. The possible values are: - ‘s’ (second) - ‘ms’ (millisecond) - ‘us’ (microsecond) - ‘ns’ (nanosecond)

  Returns:
    str

      A string abbreviation of the Timestamp’s resolution unit: - ‘s’ for second - ‘ms’ for millisecond - ‘us’ for microsecond - ‘ns’ for nanosecond

  See also

  `Timestamp.resolution`

    Return resolution of the Timestamp.

  `Timedelta`

    A duration expressing the difference between two dates or times.

  Examples

      >>> pd.Timestamp("2020-01-01 12:34:56").unit
      's'

      >>> pd.Timestamp("2020-01-01 12:34:56.123").unit
      'ms'

      >>> pd.Timestamp("2020-01-01 12:34:56.123456").unit
      'us'

      >>> pd.Timestamp("2020-01-01 12:34:56.123456789").unit
      'ns'