A hour minute second converter for seconds to just about whatever you want

secsToHMS.py

def secsToHMS(totsecs):
    def plVal(num):
        if abs(num)==1:
            return ''
        else:
            return 's'
    secs      = totsecs%60
    totmins   = (totsecs - secs)/60
    hrs       = (totmins - totmins%60)/60
    mins      = totmins - hrs*60
    strhrs    = str(hrs)
    strmins   = '0'*(mins<10)+str(mins)
    strsecs   = '0'*(secs<10)+str(secs)
    return {'hm':'%s:%s' % (strhrs,strmins),'hms':'%s:%s:%s' % (strhrs,strmins,strsecs),'hours':hrs,'totalhours':hrs,'totalmins':totmins,'mins':mins,'shorthms':'%s hr%s %s min%s %s sec%s' % (strhrs,plVal(hrs),strmins,plVal(mins),strsecs,plVal(secs)),'longhms':'%s hour%s %s minute%s %s sec%s' % (strhrs,plVal(hrs),strmins,plVal(mins),strsecs,plVal(secs)),'shorthm':'%s hr%s %s min%s' % (strhrs,plVal(hrs),strmins,plVal(mins)),'longhm':'%s hour%s %s minute%s' % (strhrs,plVal(hrs),strmins,plVal(mins))}