Sensor with time-picker-card data formatted without seconds.

[SdeGeata]

Hello George;

Great work on the card! I just installed it and love it!

I am trying to make a sensor to filter the data produced by the time-picker-card to shave off the seconds characters from the string to send to an LCD display. I can't seem to add the input_datetime as a sensor on the LCD as it is a string and handles it better as text, but this adds 3 extra characters to my output on the LCD that I really don't need, ":00". I could use the extra character space on the display.

I have been researching time template sensors on Home Assistant, but I am not really trying to do a calculation from current time, I am trying to use the numbers input by your picker. How can I do this???

[GeorgeSG]

Hey @SdeGeata,

If I understand correctly, you need the template syntax for getting the value of your input_datetime without the seconds.

Try this:

{{ states('input_datetime.input_name')[0:-3] }}

You should be able to use this in a template sensor.

Edit: btw, this has nothing to do with Time Picker Card - that's native Home Assistant functionality/behavior.

[SdeGeata]

Hello! Thanks for your reply!

I ended up finding {{ states("input_datetime.input_name")[:5] }} late last night, that seems to do the job. I'm not sure how it works, nor how your suggestion works. I will try yours out too.

Keep up the good work!

[GeorgeSG]

@SdeGeata

Thanks!

In short, {{ states("input_datetime.input_name") }} returns the value of your datetime input, so it will be something like "18:16:00" (depending on what value you have set), then [:5] is the python syntax for "get just the first 5 symbols". My suggestion - [0:-3] is the python syntax for "drop the last three symbols". Both will result in "18:16". Hope this helps :)

[SdeGeata]

Ah, that makes more sense. Thanks for the lesson!

Take care.

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On Mar 18, 2021, at 12:18 PM, Georgi Gardev @.***> wrote:

@SdeGeata https://github.com/SdeGeata Thanks!

In short, {{ states("input_datetime.input_name") }} returns the value of your datetime input, so it will be something like "18:16:00" (depending on what value you have set), then [:5] is the python syntax for "get just the first 5 symbols". My suggestion is the python syntax for "drop the last three symbols". Both will result in "18:16". Hope this helps :)

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