time between now and the next 2:30 am?

[John Nagle]

On 7/23/2010 10:01 AM, Jim wrote:
> How can I calculate how much time is between now and the next 2:30
> am?  Naturally I want the system to worry about leap years, etc.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim

    DAYSECS = 24*60*60
    GOALSECS = (2*60 + 30)*60
    now = (GOALSECS + DAYSECS - (int(time.time()) % DAYSECS)) % DAYSECS

This is for UT; the adjustment for timezone should be obvious.

					John Nagle