Python Datetime

Python Dates

A Python date isn't a data type of itself, but a module named datetime is available for import for dates as date objects.

Example :- Import module datetime and show current date :

import datetime
x = datetime.datetime.now()
print(x)

Output :-

Date includes year, month, day, hour, minute, second and microsecond.

The datetime module contains various methods for returning date object information.

Example :- year and weekday name and returned :

import datetime
x = datetime.datetime.now()
print(x.year)
print(x.strftime("%A"))

Output :-

We can use the datetime() class (builder) of the datatime module to produce a date.

The datetime() class needs a date with 3 parameters : year, month, day.

Example :- Create a date object :

import datetime
x = datetime.datetime(2020, 5, 17)
print(x)

Output :-

The datetime() class requires time and timezone (time, minute, second, microsecond, tzone), however it is optional with a default 0. (None for timezone).

The datetime object has a formatted date objects method in readable strings.

The method is called strftime() and requires one parameter, format, to indicate the format of the string returned :

Example :- Display the name of the month :

import datetime
x = datetime.datetime(2018, 6, 1)
print(x.strftime("%B"))

Output :-

All the legal format codes are referred to :