convert sting to python datetime code example

Example 1: convert into date python

from datetime import datetime

datetime_str = '09/19/18 13:55:26'

datetime_object = datetime.strptime(datetime_str, '%m/%d/%y %H:%M:%S')

print(type(datetime_object))
print(datetime_object)  # printed in default format

Example 2: how to convert string to datetime

import datetime
datetime.datetime.strptime(date_string, format)