# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- from __future__ import unicode_literals from math import floor def duration_string(start, end): diff = end - start h = floor(diff.seconds / 3600) m = floor((diff.seconds - h * 3600) / 60) s = diff.seconds % 60 duration = '' if h > 0: duration = '{} hour{}'.format(h, 's' if h > 1 else '') if m > 0: duration += '{}{} minute{}'.format( '' if duration is '' else ', ', m, 's' if m > 1 else '') if s > 0: duration += '{}{} second{}'.format( '' if duration is '' else ', ', s, 's' if s > 1 else '') return duration