docs: added a new Python time-module term entry for time.asctime()

content/python/concepts/time-module/terms/asctime/asctime.md

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+---
+Title: 'asctime()'
+Description: 'Converts a time tuple or `struct_time` to a 24‑character human‑readable string.'
+Subjects:
+  - 'Computer Science'
+  - 'Data Science'
+Tags:
+  - 'Functions'
+  - 'Methods'
+  - 'Python'
+  - 'Time'
+CatalogContent:
+  - 'learn-python-3'
+  - 'paths/computer-science'
+---
+
+The **`time.asctime()`** Python function converts a time value (a 9‑element tuple or `time.struct_time`) into a readable, 24‑character string such as `'Wed Sep 17 19:40:37 2025'`.
+
+## Syntax of `time.asctime()`
+
+```pseudo
+import time
+
+time.asctime(t)
+```
+
+**Parameters:**
+
+- `t` (optional): A 9‑tuple or `time.struct_time` representing a UTC or local time, with fields `(year, month, mday, hour, min, sec, wday, yday, isdst)` as produced by `time.localtime()` or `time.gmtime()`.
+  - If omitted, `time.asctime()` uses `time.localtime()`.
+  - `wday` (weekday) and `yday` (day of year) are ignored.
+  - `isdst` may be `-1`, `0`, or `1`.
+
+**Return value:**
+
+- `str`: A 24‑character string of the form `'Sun Jun 20 23:21:05 1993'`. The day of month is two characters wide and space‑padded if needed (e.g., `'Wed Sep 17 19:40:37 2025'`).
+
+## Example
+
+Convert the current local time (from `localtime()`) and show the default call with no arguments:
+
+```py
+import time
+
+# Using localtime() with asctime()
+t = time.localtime()
+lc = time.asctime(t)
+print("Current local time represented in string:", lc)
+
+# Default call (formats current local time)
+print(time.asctime())
+```
+
+Example output:
+
+```shell
+Current local time represented in string: Wed Sep 17 19:40:37 2025
+Wed Sep 17 19:40:37 2025
+```
+
+> **Note:** The exact output will vary depending on when the function is run.
+
+## Codebyte
+
+Run this to see `time.asctime()` in action with local time, a UTC `struct_time`, and a custom tuple:
+
+```codebyte/python
+import time
+
+# No argument → formats the current local time
+print("Current local time:", time.asctime())
+
+# Using an explicit 9-tuple
+# Format: (year, month, day, hour, minute, second, weekday, yearday, isdst)
+custom_time = (2025, 9, 17, 10, 30, 0, 0, 0, -1)
+print("Custom tuple:", time.asctime(custom_time))
+```