Answers for "datetime.datetime.now().strftime"

python datetime string

import datetime

today = datetime.datetime.now()
date_time = today.strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")
print("date and time:",date_time)

python date format

%a - Abbreviated weekday name. (Sun, Mon, ...)
%A - Full weekday name. (Sunday, Monday, ...)
%w - Weekday as a decimal number. (0, 1, ..., 6)
%d - Day of the month as a zero-padded decimal. (01, 02, ..., 31)
%-d - Day of the month as a decimal number. (1, 2, ..., 30)
%b - Abbreviated month name. (Jan, Feb, ..., Dec)
%B - Full month name. (January, February, ...)
%m - Month as a zero-padded decimal number. (01, 02, ..., 12)
%-m - Month as a decimal number. (1, 2, ..., 12)
%y - Year without century as a zero-padded decimal number. (00, 01, ..., 99)
%-y - Year without century as a decimal number. (0, 1, ..., 99)
%Y - Year with century as a decimal number. (2013, 2019 etc.)
%H - Hour (24-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number. (00, 01, ..., 23)
%-H - Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number. (0, 1, ..., 23)
%I - Hour (12-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number. (01, 02, ..., 12)
%-I - Hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number. (1, 2, ... 12)
%p - Locale’s AM or PM. (AM, PM)
%M - Minute as a zero-padded decimal number. (00, 01, ..., 59)
%-M - Minute as a decimal number. (0, 1, ..., 59)
%S - Second as a zero-padded decimal number. (00, 01, ..., 59)
%-S - Second as a decimal number. (0, 1, ..., 59)
%f - Microsecond as a decimal number, zero-padded on the left.  (000000 - 999999)
%z - UTC offset in the form +HHMM or -HHMM.  
%Z - Time zone name. 
%j - Day of the year as a zero-padded decimal number. (001, 002, ..., 366)
%-j - Day of the year as a decimal number. (1, 2, ..., 366)
%U - Week number of the year (Sunday as the first day of the week). All days in a new year preceding the first Sunday are considered to be in week 0. (00, 01, ..., 53)
%W - Week number of the year (Monday as the first day of the week). All days in a new year preceding the first Monday are considered to be in week 0. (00, 01, ..., 53)
%c - Locale’s appropriate date and time representation. (Mon Sep 30 07:06:05 2013)
%x - Locale’s appropriate date representation. (09/30/13)
%X - Locale’s appropriate time representation. (07:06:05)
%% - A literal '%' character. (%)

datetime today

from datetime import datetime

# datetime object containing current date and time
now = datetime.now()
 
print("now =", now)

# dd/mm/YY H:M:S
dt_string = now.strftime("%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S")
print("date and time =", dt_string)

datetime.strftime() syntax

from datetime import datetime

date_string = "21 June, 2018"

print("date_string =", date_string)
print("type of date_string =", type(date_string))

date_object = datetime.strptime(date_string, "%d %B, %Y")

print("date_object =", date_object)
print("type of date_object =", type(date_object))

python datetime string

import datetime

today = datetime.datetime.now()
date_time = today.strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")
print("date and time:",date_time)

python date format

%a - Abbreviated weekday name. (Sun, Mon, ...)
%A - Full weekday name. (Sunday, Monday, ...)
%w - Weekday as a decimal number. (0, 1, ..., 6)
%d - Day of the month as a zero-padded decimal. (01, 02, ..., 31)
%-d - Day of the month as a decimal number. (1, 2, ..., 30)
%b - Abbreviated month name. (Jan, Feb, ..., Dec)
%B - Full month name. (January, February, ...)
%m - Month as a zero-padded decimal number. (01, 02, ..., 12)
%-m - Month as a decimal number. (1, 2, ..., 12)
%y - Year without century as a zero-padded decimal number. (00, 01, ..., 99)
%-y - Year without century as a decimal number. (0, 1, ..., 99)
%Y - Year with century as a decimal number. (2013, 2019 etc.)
%H - Hour (24-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number. (00, 01, ..., 23)
%-H - Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number. (0, 1, ..., 23)
%I - Hour (12-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number. (01, 02, ..., 12)
%-I - Hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number. (1, 2, ... 12)
%p - Locale’s AM or PM. (AM, PM)
%M - Minute as a zero-padded decimal number. (00, 01, ..., 59)
%-M - Minute as a decimal number. (0, 1, ..., 59)
%S - Second as a zero-padded decimal number. (00, 01, ..., 59)
%-S - Second as a decimal number. (0, 1, ..., 59)
%f - Microsecond as a decimal number, zero-padded on the left.  (000000 - 999999)
%z - UTC offset in the form +HHMM or -HHMM.  
%Z - Time zone name. 
%j - Day of the year as a zero-padded decimal number. (001, 002, ..., 366)
%-j - Day of the year as a decimal number. (1, 2, ..., 366)
%U - Week number of the year (Sunday as the first day of the week). All days in a new year preceding the first Sunday are considered to be in week 0. (00, 01, ..., 53)
%W - Week number of the year (Monday as the first day of the week). All days in a new year preceding the first Monday are considered to be in week 0. (00, 01, ..., 53)
%c - Locale’s appropriate date and time representation. (Mon Sep 30 07:06:05 2013)
%x - Locale’s appropriate date representation. (09/30/13)
%X - Locale’s appropriate time representation. (07:06:05)
%% - A literal '%' character. (%)

datetime today

from datetime import datetime

# datetime object containing current date and time
now = datetime.now()
 
print("now =", now)

# dd/mm/YY H:M:S
dt_string = now.strftime("%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S")
print("date and time =", dt_string)

datetime.strftime() syntax

from datetime import datetime

date_string = "21 June, 2018"

print("date_string =", date_string)
print("type of date_string =", type(date_string))

date_object = datetime.strptime(date_string, "%d %B, %Y")

print("date_object =", date_object)
print("type of date_object =", type(date_object))