python datetime duration code example

Example 1: date.month date time

import datetime
dt = datetime.datetime.today()
print dt.year
# Output: 2016

print dt.month
# Output: 8

print dt.day
# Output: 22

Example 2: datetime.strftime() syntax

from datetime import datetime

date_string = "21 June, 2018"

print("date_string =", date_string)
print("type of date_string =", type(date_string))

date_object = datetime.strptime(date_string, "%d %B, %Y")

print("date_object =", date_object)
print("type of date_object =", type(date_object))