In Python, how to I create a datetime with X hours?

Question

How do I create the datetime that is 24 hours before NOW()? 48 before NOW()? X hours or days before now??

Answer 1

>>> from datetime import datetime, timedelta
>>> datetime.now() - timedelta(hours=24)
datetime.datetime(2010, 5, 18, 14, 5, 56, 128000)

Answer 2

from datetime import datetime, timedelta

def hours_ago(hours):
    return datetime.today() - timedelta(hours=hours)

def days_ago(days):
    return datetime.today() - timedelta(days=days)