set datetime python automatically code example
Example 1: converting datetime object format to datetime format python
df['date_time']=pd.to_datetime(df['date_time'], format='%d-%m-%Y %H.%M.%S')
#fomrat given in code should match the format of the feature
#here--> df['date_time'][0]=10-03-2004 18.00.00
#watchout for the blanks '-' '.'
Example 2: python run things at certain datetimes
import datetime as DT
import time
while True:
now = DT.datetime.now()
target = DT.datetime.combine(DT.date.today(), DT.time(hour=8))
if target < now:
target += DT.timedelta(days=1)
time.sleep((target-now).total_seconds())
# do something