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In this tutorial, we will see how to convert datetime to String object.
Let’s say, you have datetime as input and you want to convert it string to display it.
- Using strftime
- Using format
Using strptime method
You can simply use strptime to convert datetime to String.
Let’s understand with the help of example.
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from datetime import datetime t = datetime(2017, 12, 31, 0, 0) dtStr=t.strftime('%m/%d/%Y') print("datetime in String format:",dtStr) |
Output:
datetime in String format: 12/31/2017
Let’s understand mening of %b,%d,%Y,%I,%M and %p
- %m Month as a zero-padded decimal number(12)
- %d Day of the month as a zero-padded decimal number(31)
- %Y Year with century as a decimal number(2017)
Using String’s format method
You can use String’s format method to achieve same results.
Let’s understand with the help of example.
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from datetime import datetime t = datetime(2015, 11, 27, 0, 0) dtStr='{:%m/%d/%Y}'.format(t) print("datetime in String format:",dtStr) |
Output:
datetime in String format: 11/27/2015
That’s all about converting datetime to string in python.
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