read_csv convert date code example

Example 1: date parser python pandas

mydateparser = lambda x: pd.datetime.strptime(x, "%Y %m %d %H:%M:%S")
df = pd.read_csv("file.csv", sep='\t', names=['date_column', 'other_column'], parse_dates=['date_column'], date_parser=mydateparser)

Example 2: date parser python pandas

format='%d%b%Y'