Get TikTok video posted date and time from tiktok video id, python code

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inspired by: https://github.com/bellingcat/tiktok-timestamp

from datetime import datetime

def tiktok_id_to_timestamp(video_id: int) -> datetime:
    """Convert a TikTok video ID to datetime object."""
    binary_id = bin(video_id)[2:]  # Convert to binary and remove '0b'
    timestamp_bits = binary_id[:31]  # Take the first 31 bits
    timestamp = int(timestamp_bits, 2)  # Convert back to decimal
    return datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp, tz=timezone.utc)