set a date in python code example

Example 1: datetime python

from datetime import datetime as d
date = d.now()
print(date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"))

Example 2: how to set datetime format in python

import datetime

x = datetime.datetime(2018, 9, 15)

print(x.strftime("%b %d %Y %H:%M:%S"))