How to make the right time intervals?

Question

Python

There is a script. In a certain period of time, the rate should be 10, in another period 12.
The problem is the following: how to make a night time period so that it automatically moves out the next day after 24:00.
When I put the time span like this

today_3am = datetime.today().replace(hours=3, minute=0)
today_8pm = datetime.today().replace(hours=20, minute=0)
if datetime.now() > today_8pm and datetime.now() < today_3am:
    return 0.5

Then when this code is checked at 08/27/2021 at 9 pm, then today_3am will be equal to 08/27/2021 03:00, which is already incorrect, because I need the next day. Throwing a day through timedelta is not suitable.

If there is any good library for this task - I will be glad if you recommend it, thanks.

Answer 1

So you add a day according to the condition when initializing separately today_3am and separately today_8pm
If the user's time is more than 20:00, then add a day today_3am.
If the user's time is less than 3:00, then today_8pm subtract the day.
Well, something like this