dataframe change to datetime code example

Example 1: convert column to datetime format python

df['Dates'] = pd.to_datetime(df['Dates'], format='%y%m%d') 

df['Date'] = df['Date'].astype('datetime64[ns]')

dtype = pd.SparseDtype(np.dtype('datetime64[ns]'))
series = pd.Series(df.date, dtype=dtype)
df['date']=np.array(series)

Example 2: pandas.datetime

In [13]: friday = pd.Timestamp('2018-01-05')

In [14]: friday.day_name()
Out[14]: 'Friday'

# Add 1 day
In [15]: saturday = friday + pd.Timedelta('1 day')

In [16]: saturday.day_name()
Out[16]: 'Saturday'

# Add 1 business day (Friday --> Monday)
In [17]: monday = friday + pd.offsets.BDay()

In [18]: monday.day_name()
Out[18]: 'Monday'