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ingh.am
ingh.am

Reputation: 26812

Format datestamp in python

Using import datetime in python, is it possible to take a formatted time/date string such as:

2012-06-21 20:36:11

And convert it into an object that I can then use to produce a newly formatted string such as:

21st June 2012 20:36

Upvotes: 1

Views: 974

Answers (2)

Hugh Bothwell
Hugh Bothwell

Reputation: 56694

import time

s = '2012-06-21 20:36:11'

t = time.strptime(s, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
print time.strftime('%d %B %Y %H:%M', t)

returns

21 June 2012 20:36

If you really want the 'st',

def nth(n):
    return str(n) + nth.ext[int(n)%10]
nth.ext = ['th', 'st', 'nd', 'rd'] + ['th']*6

print nth(t.tm_mday) + time.strftime(' %B %Y %H:%M', t)

gets you

21st June 2012 20:36

Upvotes: 6

Ned Batchelder
Ned Batchelder

Reputation: 375942

You want datetime.strptime, it parses text into datetimes:

>>> d = "2012-06-21 20:36:11"
>>> datetime.datetime.strptime(d, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
datetime.datetime(2012, 6, 21, 20, 36, 11)

Formatting the date in the way you want is almost doable:

>>> datetime.datetime.strftime(t, "%d %B %Y %H:%m")
'21 June 2012 20:06'

Upvotes: 1

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