The error message “TypeError: <class ‘datetime.time’> is not convertible to datetime” occurs when you are trying to convert a datetime.time object into a datetime object, which is not possible because they are different types.
In Python, the datetime module provides two separate classes for working with dates and times: datetime.date for handling dates and datetime.time for handling times. Although they are related, they cannot be directly converted into each other.
To understand this better, let’s consider an example. Suppose we have a datetime.time object that represents a specific time:
import datetime
time_obj = datetime.time(12, 30, 45)
Now, if we try to convert this time object into a datetime object directly, we will encounter the mentioned error:
datetime_obj = datetime.datetime(time_obj)
Running the above code will raise the TypeError, indicating that the conversion is not possible.
To convert a time object into a datetime object, we need to specify the date part as well. For example:
date_obj = datetime.date.today()
datetime_obj = datetime.datetime.combine(date_obj, time_obj)
Here, we obtain the current date using datetime.date.today() and then combine it with the time object using the datetime.datetime.combine() method. This will give us a datetime object where the date part is set to the current date and the time part is the same as the original time object.
By following this approach, we can convert a time object to a datetime object without encountering the TypeError.