# durationpy > Module for converting between `datetime.timedelta` and Go's Duration strings. ### Install ``` sh $ pip install durationpy ``` ### Parse * `ns` - nanoseconds * `us` - microseconds * `ms` - millisecond * `s` - second * `m` - minute * `h` - hour ``` py # parse td = durationpy.from_str("4h3m2s1ms") # format durationpy.to_str(td) ``` **Note:** nanosecond precision is lost because `datetime.timedelta` uses microsecond resolution.