Python datetime.strftime() Method

Date & Time • Format Date

The strftime() method converts a datetime object to a string, according to a given format.

Syntax

datetime_object.strftime(format)

Parameter	Description
`format`	Required. A format string to define how the result string should look.

Code	Description	Example
%a	Weekday, short version	Wed
%A	Weekday, full version	Wednesday
%w	Weekday as a number 0-6	3
%d	Day of month 01-31	31
%b	Month name, short version	Dec
%B	Month name, full version	December
%m	Month as a number 01-12	12
%y	Year, short version, without century	18
%Y	Year, full version	2018
%H	Hour 00-23	17
%M	Minute 00-59	41
%S	Second 00-59	08

A string representing the date.

Using the strftime() method:

Output

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