code: def create_timedelta(timespec):
      
      duration = timespec.split(':')
      seconds = int(duration[-1])
      minutes = 0
      hours = 0
      days = 0
  
      if len(duration) > 1:
          minutes = int(duration[-2])
      if len(duration) > 2:
          hours = int(duration[-3])
      if len(duration) > 3:
          days = int(duration[-4])
  
      return datetime.timedelta(days=days, seconds=seconds, minutes=minutes, hours=hours)
docs: Utility function to translate DD:HH:MM:SS into a timedelta object.