# With a unix timestamp
redis.set("mykey", "Hello")
redis.pexpireat("mykey", int(time.time() * 1000) )

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

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Arguments

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key
str
required

The key to expire.

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unix_time_milliseconds
int | datetime.datetime
required

The timeout in unix milliseconds 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 unix timestamp
redis.set("mykey", "Hello")
redis.pexpireat("mykey", int(time.time() * 1000) )

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