# Datetime

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datetime/3209>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [August 23, 2011, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datetime/3209 "2011-08-23T12:59:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kevinmarchand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@kevinmarchand](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kevinmarchand)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datetime/3209/1 "2011-08-23T12:59:34Z")

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Is it possible to import the datetime python module?  
So I could use the datetime module in my mouseclick action?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datetime/3209/2 "2011-08-23T15:59:57Z")

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We don’t include the Python datetime module in Ignition. However, you can access Java’s Date and Calendar classes:`from java.util import Calendar
from java.util import Date
cal = Calendar.getInstance()
cal.setTime(Date())
....`Hopefully that helps you.