scipp.epoch
scipp.epoch#
- scipp.epoch(*, unit)#
Constructs a zero dimensional
Variable
with a dtype of datetime64 that contains scipp’s epoch.Currently, the epoch of datetimes in scipp is the Unix epoch 1970-01-01T00:00:00.
- Parameters
- Seealso
scipp.datetime()
scipp.datetimes()
‘Dates and Times’ section in Data Types
Examples:
>>> sc.epoch(unit='s') <scipp.Variable> () datetime64 [s] [1970-01-01T00:00:00]
- Return type