How to add delta to python datetime.time?

datetime.time objects do not support addition with datetime.timedeltas.

There is one natural definition though, clock arithmetic.
You could compute it like this:

import datetime as dt
now = dt.datetime.now()
delta = dt.timedelta(hours = 12)
t = now.time()
print(t)
# 12:39:11.039864

print((dt.datetime.combine(dt.date(1,1,1),t) + delta).time())
# 00:39:11.039864

dt.datetime.combine(...) lifts the datetime.time t to a datetime.datetime object, the delta is then added, and the result is dropped back down to a datetime.time object.

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