Python: Convert a string into datetime
49. String to Datetime Conversion
Write a Python program to convert a string into datetime.
Sample Solution:
Python Code:
# Import the datetime class from the datetime module
from datetime import datetime
# Parse the string 'May 12 2016 2:25AM' into a datetime object using the specified format
date_obj = datetime.strptime('May 12 2016 2:25AM', '%b %d %Y %I:%M%p')
# Print an empty line for formatting purposes
print()
# Print the datetime object
print(date_obj)
# Print an empty line for formatting purposes
print()
Output:
2016-05-12 02:25:00
Explanation:
In the exercise above,
- The code imports the "datetime" class from the "datetime" module.
- It uses the "strptime()" method of the "datetime" class to parse the string 'May 12 2016 2:25AM' into a datetime object.
- The first argument is the string to be parsed.
- The second argument is the format string specifying the format of the input string.
- It prints an empty line for formatting purposes.
- It prints the datetime object.
- It prints an empty line for formatting purposes.
Flowchart:
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