# With a datetime object
redis.set("mykey", "Hello")
redis.expireat("mykey", datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(seconds=5))

# With a unix timestamp
redis.set("mykey", "Hello")
redis.expireat("mykey", int(time.time()) + 5)

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Arguments

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key
str
required
The key to set the timeout on.
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unix_time_seconds
int | datetime.datetime
required
The timeout in unix seconds timestamp as int or a datetime.datetime object.
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nx
bool
Set expiry only when the key has no expiry
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xx
bool
Set expiry only when the key has an existing expiry
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gt
bool
Set expiry only when the new expiry is greater than current one
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lt
bool
Set expiry only when the new expiry is less than current one

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Response

True if the timeout was set
# With a datetime object
redis.set("mykey", "Hello")
redis.expireat("mykey", datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(seconds=5))

# With a unix timestamp
redis.set("mykey", "Hello")
redis.expireat("mykey", int(time.time()) + 5)