from datetime import datetime, timedelta entry_time_format = '%H:%M:%S' def available_entry_times(): start = datetime.strptime('09:35:00', entry_time_format) end = datetime.strptime('15:55:00', entry_time_format) current_time = start entry_times = [] while current_time <= end: entry_times.append(current_time.strftime(entry_time_format)) current_time += timedelta(minutes = 5) return entry_times