python datetime module How to compare datetime.time against datetime.now-CodePudding

I have two set times and I am trying to see if the current time is within those times. When I attempt to do this I get the error
TypeError: '<=' not supported between instances of 'datetime.time' and 'str' Below is the code that retrieves this error, How would I properly compare between datetime and time?

from datetime import datetime
from datetime import time

start = time(6, 35, 0)
end = time(12, 55, 0)
current = datetime.now().strftime('%H:%M:%S')

if start <= current <= end:
    print(start, end, current)

CodePudding user response：

Do not cast your time to str with strftime. You can use time() function of datetime.datetime to get time of timestamp. The thing you need is

from datetime import datetime
from datetime import time

start = time(6, 35, 0)
end = time(12, 55, 0)
current = datetime.now().time()

if start <= current <= end:
    print(start, end, current)