The now function: get the current time
New in version 2.8.
The now()
Jinja2 function retrieves a Python datetime object or a string representation for the current time.
The now()
function supports two arguments:
- utc
Specify
True
to get the current time in UTC. Defaults toFalse
.- fmt
Accepts a strftime string that returns a formatted date time string.
For example: dtg: "Current time (UTC): {{ now(utc=true,fmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') }}"