How to convert Python's .isoformat() string back into datetime object
Python 3.7+
As of Python 3.7 there is a method datetime.fromisoformat()
which is exactly the reverse for isoformat()
.
Older Python
If you have older Python, then this is the current best "solution" to this question:
pip install python-dateutil
Then...
import datetime
import dateutil
def getDateTimeFromISO8601String(s):
d = dateutil.parser.parse(s)
return d
Try this:
>>> def gt(dt_str):
... dt, _, us = dt_str.partition(".")
... dt = datetime.datetime.strptime(dt, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
... us = int(us.rstrip("Z"), 10)
... return dt + datetime.timedelta(microseconds=us)
Usage:
>>> gt("2008-08-12T12:20:30.656234Z")
datetime.datetime(2008, 8, 12, 12, 20, 30, 656234)