python satetime to string code example

Example 1: strftime python

from datetime import datetime

now = datetime.now() # current date and time

year = now.strftime("%Y")
print("year:", year)

month = now.strftime("%m")
print("month:", month)

day = now.strftime("%d")
print("day:", day)

time = now.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
print("time:", time)

date_time = now.strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")
print("date and time:",date_time)

Example 2: python datetime to string iso format

from datetime import datetime
some_date = datetime.now()
iso_date_string = some_date.isoformat()

# For older version of python 
iso_date_string = some_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f%z')