>>> import datetime
>>> import time
>>> a = datetime.datetime.now()
>>> time.sleep(2.0)
>>> b = datetime.datetime.now()
>>> print a < b
True
>>> print a == b
False
>>> a
datetime.datetime(2009, 12, 2, 10, 24, 34, 198130)
>>> b
datetime.datetime(2009, 12, 2, 10, 24, 36, 910128)
>>> a < b
True
>>> a > b
False
>>> a == a
True
>>> b == b
True
>>>