import time
import datetime
def compare_time(startTime,endTime):
#now = datetime.datetime.now ()
d_start = datetime.datetime.strptime (startTime, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
d_end = datetime.datetime.strptime (endTime, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
diff = d_end - d_start
#diff_days = -diff.days
total_seconds = diff.total_seconds()
#result = (d_start<=now) and (d_end>=now)
#result = (d_start==d_end)
#print(diff_days)
return total_seconds
'''
t1=datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
time.sleep(3)
t2=datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
total_seconds=compare_time(t1,t2)
print(total_seconds)
'''