jinja2-time
Jinja2 Extension for Dates and Times
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No—not for new projects. The package is abandoned (last release 2016-06-08, last commit 2022-06-18) and offers only a thin convenience layer over jinja2 and arrow. For modern code, use arrow or Python's datetime directly in your template context, or consider a maintained Jinja2 extension. Install only if maintaining legacy code that already depends on it.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction with no runtime dependencies beyond jinja2 and arrow, which are automatically installed.
- However, the package is abandoned—last release was 2016-06-08 and last commit 2022-06-18—so expect no maintenance or updates.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
last release 2016-06-08 (3719 days) · last repo commit 2022-06-18 · 74 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,617,898 downloads/mo, #3,713 on PyPI
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pip install jinja2-time
from jinja2 import Environment
env = Environment(extensions=['jinja2_time.TimeExtension'])
template = env.from_string("{% now 'utc' %}")
template.render()- Whether the package works reliably with Python versions beyond 3.5 listed in classifiers
- Compatibility with current versions of jinja2 and arrow, given the age of the last release
What it is and what it does
jinja2-time is a Jinja2 template extension that brings date and time functionality directly into template rendering. It provides a `now` tag that retrieves the current time in any timezone, formats it using strftime patterns, and supports relative time offsets (adding or subtracting hours, days, minutes, etc.). The extension also allows you to set a default datetime format on the environment to reduce boilerplate in templates.
The package integrates arrow for its underlying datetime handling and is designed for use cases where templates need to render dynamic timestamps or time-relative content. It has no runtime dependencies beyond jinja2 and arrow, making it lightweight to install. However, it has been abandoned since 2016 with no active maintenance, so it may not work with very recent Python or dependency versions.
Use it for
- Render current timestamps in templates with timezone awareness and custom formatting
- Generate time-relative content by offsetting the current time in template expressions
- Template-based report generation that includes dynamically formatted dates
- Email or document templates that need to embed the current date in a specific format
- Multi-timezone template rendering where different regions see localized time output
Worth the install?
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No—not for new projects.
The package is abandoned (last release 2016-06-08, last commit 2022-06-18) and offers only a thin convenience layer over jinja2 and arrow. For modern code, use arrow or Python's datetime directly in your template context, or consider a maintained Jinja2 extension. Install only if maintaining legacy code that already depends on it.
Install
jinja2-time on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with no runtime dependencies beyond jinja2 and arrow, which are automatically installed. However, the package is abandoned—last release was 2016-06-08 and last commit 2022-06-18—so expect no maintenance or updates.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install jinja2-time
from jinja2 import Environment
env = Environment(extensions=['jinja2_time.TimeExtension'])
template = env.from_string("{% now 'utc' %}")
template.render()Verify before relying
- Whether the package works reliably with Python versions beyond 3.5 listed in classifiers
- Compatibility with current versions of jinja2 and arrow, given the age of the last release
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 3,719 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,617,898 / month, #3,713 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 3 - AlphaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy |
Evidence: jinja2_time-0.2.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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