Datetime_Convert_datetime_object_to_string_date.ipynb

Kernel: Python 3

Datetime - Convert datetime object to a formatted date string

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Tags: #datetime #snippet #operations #python

Author: Florent Ravenel

Last update: 2023-07-05 (Created: 2023-07-05)

Description: This notebook provides an introduction to using the Python datetime library to work with dates and times.

References:

• Python datetime library

Input

Import libraries

from datetime import datetime

Setup Variables

To parse your date format : you can use the d3 time format documentation

• datetime_obj: Datetime object

• string_date_format: String date format

# Datetime object
datetime_obj = datetime(2020, 8, 1)

# New date format you want to use
string_date_format = "%Y-W%U"

Model

Convert a datetime object to string date

new_date = datetime_obj.strftime(string_date_format)
new_date

Output

Display new date

new_date