get datetime object from iso-8601 formatted string python code example

Example 1: python datetime to string iso 8601

from datetime import datetime
my_date = datetime.now()
print(my_date.isoformat())

Example 2: python strftime iso 8601

>>> # convert string in iso 8601 date dime format to python datetime type
>>> import datetime
>>> datetime.datetime.strptime('2020-06-19T15:52:50Z', "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
datetime.datetime(2020, 6, 19, 15, 52, 50)