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Python datetime.datetime.strptime() Method
The datetime.datetime.strptime() is an in-built Python function used to find any time in a specified format.
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Python datetime.datetime.strptime() method is an efficient way of converting any stated time in any format on any platform.
Syntax of Python datetime.datetime.strptime() Method
datetime.datetime.strptime(time_date, format_data)
Parameters
time_data |
It is the present time in the string data type. |
format_data |
It is the data in DateTime format, which is then converted from time_data using the following codes |
| Code | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
%a |
Abbreviated weekday name | Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed |
%A |
Full weekday name | Sunday, Monday |
%w |
Weekday as decimal number | 0,1,2,3,4,5,6 |
%d |
Day as a zero-padded decimal | 01,02,03,04,05,06… |
%-d |
Day as a decimal number | 1,2,3,4,5,6… |
%b |
Abbreviated month name | Jan, Feb, Mar |
%m |
Months as zero-padded decimal | 01,02,03,04,05,06… |
%-m |
Month number as a decimal | 1,2,3,4,5,6… |
%B |
Full month name | January, February… |
%y |
Year without century, zero-padded decimal | 99,00,01.. |
%-y |
Year without century as a decimal | 99,0,1.. |
%Y |
Year with century | 1999,2000,2001.. |
%H |
24 hour clock, zero-padded decimal | 01,02,….23 |
%-H |
24 hour clock as a decimal | 1,2,3,….23 |
%I |
12 hour clock, zero-padded decimal | 01,02,….12 |
%-I |
12 hour clock as a decimal | 1,2,3,….12 |
%M |
Minutes as a zero-padded decimal | 01,02,….59 |
%-M |
Minutes as a decimal | 1,2,3,….59 |
%S |
Seconds as a zero-padded decimal | 01,02,….59 |
%-S |
Seconds as a decimal | 1,2,3,….59 |
%p |
locale’s AM or PM | AM, PM |
%Z |
Timezone name | EST, UTC, GMT… |
%z |
UTC offset in the form +HHMM or -HHMM | +0112,-0112…. |
%j |
Day number of a year, zero-padded decimal | 001,002,….365 |
%-j |
Day number in a year as a decimal | 1,2,3,….365 |
%c |
locale’s date and time representation | Mon Aug 29 07:06:05 2022 |
%x |
locale’s date representation | 29/08/22 |
%X |
locale’s time representation | 10:03:43 |
%f |
microsecond, zero-padded on the left side | 000000…. 999999 |
%U |
Week number of a year (Sunday as first) | 0,1,2…6 |
%W |
Week number of a year | 00,01,…53 |
Return
The return type of this method is an object containing the current date and time in a specified format.
Example Codes: Working With the datetime.datetime.strptime() Method
import datetime
time_data = "29/08/22 02:35:5.523"
format_data = "%d/%m/%y %H:%M:%S.%f"
date_time = datetime.datetime.strptime(time_data, format_data)
print(date_time.microsecond)
print(date_time.hour)
print(date_time.minute)
print(date_time.second)
print(date_time)
Output:
523000
2
35
5
2022-08-29 02:35:05.523000
The above code shows only the attributes which we have specified.
Example Codes: Convert the String Using the datetime.datetime.strptime() Method
import datetime
date_string = "29 August, 2022"
print("The date in string format= ", date_string)
print("The type of `date_string` is= ", type(date_string))
date_object = datetime.datetime.strptime(date_string, "%d %B, %Y")
print("The date in date_time format is= ", date_object)
print("The type of date_object is= ", type(date_object))
Output:
The date in string format= 29 August, 2022
The type of `date_string` is= <class 'str'>
The date in date_time format is= 2022-08-29 00:00:00
The type of date_object is= <class 'datetime.datetime'>
Based on the string and the format code used, such as %d, %B, the method returns its equivalent datetime object.
Example Codes: Sort the Date and Time Using Timestamp in the datetime.datetime.strptime() Method
import datetime
time_data = [
"09/05/99 02:35:8.023",
"17/05/99 12:45:0.003",
"27/05/99 07:35:5.523",
"28/05/99 05:15:55.523",
]
format_data = "%d/%m/%y %H:%M:%S.%f"
for x in time_data:
print(datetime.datetime.strptime(x, format_data))
Output:
1999-05-09 02:35:08.023000
1999-05-17 12:45:00.003000
1999-05-27 07:35:05.523000
1999-05-28 05:15:55.523000
In the above code, we got the time that follows a structure with all dates in a sequence.
Example Codes: Convert the Format Using the datetime.datetime.strptime() Method
import datetime
input = "2022/08/29"
format = "%Y/%m/%d"
date_time = datetime.datetime.strptime(input, format)
print(date_time.date())
Output:
2022-08-29
This method allows us to convert the time and date from string format to datetime format.
