Datetime in Python

Datetime in Python, in this article i will explain how to use date and time in Python .

Date and time 

1. Before using the  date and time you will need to import the datetime library.
2. In the sample program below “from datetime import datetime ”  shows  the command import the  date and time Library.
3. “myBirthDay =datetime.strptime(“1982:07:24″,”%Y:%m:%d”)”this command shows formatting of the date and time .you can always change the style format according to your needs.

Sample Code

 

from datetime import datetime

delta = datetime.now() -datetime(1990,6,25)


print(delta)

myBirthDay =datetime.strptime("1982:07:24","%Y:%m:%d")

print(myBirthDay)

 

Formatting Table

No	Code	Meaning	Example
1	%a	Weekday abbreviated name.	Tues
2	%A	Weekday full name.	Tuesday
3	%w	Weekday decimal number, Sundayis 0 and 6 is Saturday.	2.
4	%d	Day of the month in decimal number.	30
5	%-d	Day of the month in decimal number. (Platform specific)	30
6	%b	Month as locale’s abbreviated name.	sep
7	%B	Month as locale’s full name.	September
8	%m	Month in decimal number.	09
9	%-m	Month in decimal number. (Platform specific)	9
10	%y	Year without century	18
11	%Y	Year with century	2018
12	%H	Hour (24-hour clock)	08
13	%-H	Hour (24-hour clock) (Platform specific)	8
14	%I	Hour (12-hour clock)	08
15	%-I	Hour (12-hour clock)(Platform specific)	8
16	%p	AM 0r PM	PM
17	%M	Minute as a zero-padded decimal number.	08
18	%-M	Minute (Platform specific)	8
19	%S	second in decimal number.	08
20	%-S	second in decimal number.(Platform specific)	8
21	%f	Microsecond as a decimal number	000000
22	%j	Day of the year as a zero-padded decimal number.	300
23	%-j	Day of the year as a zero-padded decimal number(Platform specific).	300
24	%U	Week number of the year	30
25	%W	Week number of the year	30
26	%x	appropriate date representation.	09/31/18
27	%X	appropriate time representation.	07:06:05

 

Check out a Simple Python Program here