python - Converting time string to TimeField -

i have following field on django model:

validationerror: [u"'36.332' value has invalid format. must in hh:mm[:ss[.uuuuuu]] format."]

from django.db import models class testsuite(models.model):     time = models.timefield() 

when parse .xml test report files, have following field:

'time': u'36.332' 

when try create model via **kwargs i'm seeing following error:

  kwargs = {'time': u'36.332'}   testsuite = testsuite(**kwargs)    traceback (most recent call last):   file "<console>", line 1, in <module>   file "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 710, in save     force_update=force_update, update_fields=update_fields)   file "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 738, in save_base     updated = self._save_table(raw, cls, force_insert, force_update, using, update_fields)   file "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 822, in _save_table     result = self._do_insert(cls._base_manager, using, fields, update_pk, raw)   file "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 861, in _do_insert     using=using, raw=raw)   file "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/models/manager.py", line 127, in manager_method     return getattr(self.get_queryset(), name)(*args, **kwargs)   file "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 920, in _insert     return query.get_compiler(using=using).execute_sql(return_id)   file "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 970, in execute_sql     sql, params in self.as_sql():   file "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 928, in as_sql     obj in self.query.objs   file "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py", line 710, in get_db_prep_save     prepared=false)   file "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py", line 2293, in get_db_prep_value     value = self.get_prep_value(value)   file "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py", line 2288, in get_prep_value     return self.to_python(value)   file "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py", line 2275, in to_python     params={'value': value}, validationerror: [u"'36.332' value has invalid format. must in hh:mm[:ss[.uuuuuu]] format."] 

how can convert string 'time' timefield() object ? * note: * '36.332' means 36.332 seconds

the timefield field not used save and/or express amount of time, "x seconds", time in day, saying "x event occurred @ 03:00:00"; here, "03:00:00" value timefield. namely might see time part of datetime.datetime object.

if need store amount of time, can use other built-in field (integerfield, charfield, etc) fits needs , manipulate yourself.

depending on need value for, django-timedeltafield or durationfield may useful well. although durationfield available in django 1.8 @ moment.

i hope helps! :)