date format in python

To format a date in Python, you can use the datetime module and the strftime() method.

Here's an example:

main.py
from datetime import datetime

now = datetime.now()

# Format: 'YYYY-MM-DD'
formatted_date = now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
print('Formatted date:', formatted_date)

# Format: 'Day of the week, Month Day, Year'
formatted_date = now.strftime('%A, %B %d, %Y')
print('Formatted date:', formatted_date)
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Output:

main.py
Formatted date: 2022-10-06
Formatted date: Thursday, October 06, 2022
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In the strftime() method, you specify the format string that represents the desired output format. You can use a combination of letters and special characters to define the format. Some popular format codes are:

• %Y: year with century as a decimal number.
• %m: month as a decimal number (01 - 12).
• %d: day of the month as a zero-padded decimal number (01 - 31).
• %H: hour (24-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number.
• %M: minute as a zero-padded decimal number.
• %S: second as a zero-padded decimal number.
• %a: abbreviated name of the day of the week.
• %A: full name of the day of the week.
• %b: abbreviated month name.
• %B: full month name.
• %c: date and time representation (e.g. 'Mon Sep 30 07:06:05 2013').
• %p: locale’s equivalent of either AM or PM.

You can read more about formatting options in the official documentation.