how to make date field in slqalchemy code example

Example: sqlalchemy filter between dates

qry = DBSession.query(User).filter(
        and_(User.birthday <= '1988-01-17', User.birthday >= '1985-01-17'))
# or same:
qry = DBSession.query(User).filter(User.birthday <= '1988-01-17').\
        filter(User.birthday >= '1985-01-17')