Creating our first script – unix_converter.py
Our first script will perform a common timestamp conversion that will prove useful throughout the book. Named unix_converter.py, this script converts Unix timestamps into a human readable date and time value. Unix timestamps are formatted as an integer representing the number of seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00.
On line 1, we import the datetime library, which has a utcfromtimestamp() function to convert Unix timestamps into datetime objects. On lines 3 through 6, we define variables that store documentation details relevant to the script. While this might be overkill for a small example, it is good to get in the habit of documenting your code early. Documentation can help maintain sanity when the code is revisited later or reviewed by another individual. After the initial setup and documentation, we define the main() function on line 9. The docstrings for our main() function are contained on lines 10 through 14. The docstrings contain a description...
