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Python Date Time Format (strftime) Cheat Sheet by

Python Date/Time string formatting options

Input: 'Friday, September 7 2021 7:08:14am'

Tag/Code
Output
Descri­ption
%a
Fri
Weekday abbrev­iated name (locale specific).
%A
Friday
Weekday full name (locale specific).
%w
4
Weekday as a decimal number (where 0 is Sunday and 6 is Saturday).
%d
03
Day of the month as a zero-p­added decimal number.
%-d
3
Day of the month as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%b
Sep
Month abbrev­iated name (locale specific).
%B
September
Month full name (locale specific).
%m
09
Month as a zero-p­added decimal number.
%-m
9
Month as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%y
21
Year without century as a zero-p­added decimal number.
%Y
2021
Year with century as a decimal number.
%H
07
Hour (24-hour clock) as a zero-p­added decimal number.
%-H
7
Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%I
07
Hour (12-hour clock) as a zero-p­added decimal number.
%-I
7
Hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%p
AM
AM/PM (locale specific).
%M
08
Minute as a zero-p­added decimal number.
%-M
8
Minute as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%S
14
Second as a zero-p­added decimal number.
%-S
14
Second as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%f
000000
Micros­econd as a decimal number, zero-p­added on the left.
%z
+1000
UTC offset in the form ±HHMM[­SS[.ff­ffff]] (empty string if the object is naive).
%Z
Austra­lia­/Me­lbourne
Time zone name (empty string if the object is naive).
%j
246
Day of the year as a zero-p­added decimal number.
%-j
246
Day of the year as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%U
35
Week number of the year (Sunday as the first day of the week) as a zero padded decimal number.
All days in a new year preceding the first Sunday are considered to be in week 0.
%W
35
Week number of the year (Monday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number.
All days in a new year preceding the first Monday are considered to be in week 0.
%c
Fri Sep 7 2021, 7:08:14am
Locale formatted date and time.
%x
03/09/2021
Locale formatted date.
%X
07:08:14
Locale formatted time.
%%
%
The percent '%' chatacter literal.
               
 

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  • Published: 30th March, 2022
  • Last Updated: 31st March, 2022

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