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Explain Python's datetime and time modules.

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Quick Answer datetime module: datetime.datetime for date+time, date for date-only, time for time-only, timedelta for durations. strftime(format) converts datetime to string. strptime(string, format) parses string to datetime. Use timezone-aware datetimes: datetime.now(timezone.utc). Python 3.9+ has zoneinfo for IANA timezone support. dateutil library simplifies parsing and timezone handling.

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datetime provides date/time objects and timedelta.
time handles timestamps and sleep.
Supports formatting and parsing with strptime().
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