"""Version of str(timedelta) which is not English specific.""" def duration_string(duration): days = duration.days seconds = duration.seconds microseconds = duration.microseconds minutes = seconds // 60 seconds = seconds % 60 hours = minutes // 60 minutes = minutes % 60 string = '{:02d}:{:02d}:{:02d}'.format(hours, minutes, seconds) if days: string = '{} '.format(days) + string if microseconds: string += '.{:06d}'.format(microseconds) return string