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26 changes: 26 additions & 0 deletions pandas/_libs/tslibs/period.pyx
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@property
def start_time(self):
"""
Get the Timestamp for the start of the period.

Returns
-------
Timestamp

See also
--------
Period.end_time : Return the end Timestamp.
Period.dayofyear : Return the day of year.
Period.daysinmonth : Return the days in that month.
Period.dayofweek : Return the day of the week.

Examples
--------
>>> period = pd.Period('2012-1-1', freq='D')
>>> period
Period('2012-01-01', 'D')

>>> period.start_time
Timestamp('2012-01-01 00:00:00')

>>> period.end_time
Timestamp('2012-01-01 23:59:59.999999999')
"""
return self.to_timestamp(how='S')

@property
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