How to convert datetime object to string using datetime.strftime() function in python ?
In this article we’ll discuss how to convert datetime object to string using datetime.strtime() function.
Strptime() :
In Python, the time method strptime() generally parses a string which represents a time according to a format. The return value is a struct_time as returned by localtime().
Python strtime() is a class method in datetime class.
Let’s try with different examples:
#Program : From datetime import datetime #current date and time now = datetime.now() date_time = now.strftime(‘%m/%d/%Y , %H:%M:%S’) print(‘date and time’, date_time)
Output : date and time 04/24/2021 , 06:40:15
Here, ‘date_time’ is the string and ‘now’ is a ‘datetime’ object.
Local’s appropriate date and time :
#Program from datetime import datetime timestamp = 1528797322 date_time = datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp) #Converting Date part to String d = date_time.strftime(‘%c’) print(‘1st output’, d) #Converting Date part to String d = date_time.strftime(‘%x’) print(‘2nd output’, d) #Converting datetime to text d = date_time.strftime(‘%X’) print(‘3rd output’, d)
Output : date and time 04/24/2021 , 06:40:15 1st output: Sat Jan 12 09:55:22 2018 2nd output: 01/12/18 3rd output: 09:55:22
Here, format codes %c, %x, and %X are used for local’s appropriate date and time representation.