Python Dates
In python, it is done using the DateTime module.
First, need to import datetime module:
>>> Import datetime
>>> print(datetime.now())
Displaying current Date and Time:
>>> datetime.date.today()
It displays the current date.
>>> print(datetime.date(2019, 4, 13))
It displays the date in proper formate.
How to creating a datetime object?
To creating datetime object we use "datetime" class with "datetime" module
Example:
import datetime
x = datetime.datetime(2019, 6, 10)
print(x)
Output:
2019-06-10 00:00:00
strftime() method
It used to specify the formate of given datetime.
Example:
import datetime
x = datetime.datetime(2019, 6, 10)
print(x.strftime("%B"))
Output:
It returns the month:
June
List of other strftime() codes
%A - Use for weekday short format
%a - Weekday without abbreviation
%w - Weekday in number format(0-6), where 0 is used for Sunday
%d - Use for the day of the month(0-31)
%b - Use for month name with the abbreviation, for example - dec
And more others.