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Dealing with Dates and Times in Python
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Dealing with Dates and Times in Python

Dealing with Dates and Times in Python

1. Working with Dates
What Day is it Today?Creating a Date ObjectDate AttributesDate MethodsDate FormatsOne More FormattingDate DifferenceArithmetic Operations with timedelta Objects
2. Working with Times
What Time is it Now?Creating a datetime ObjectDatetime AttributesDatetime MethodsDatetime Formats12-Hour and 24-Hour FormatsDate and Time DifferenceReading Date and Time from String
3. Timezones and Daylight Savings Time (DST)
The Variery of TimezonesTimezone ExamplesApplying Timezone to Datetime ObjectWhat Time is it in ... ?Daylight Savings Time
4. Working with Dates and Times in pandas
Challenge: What Will We Work With?Challenge: Converting Columns into datetime TypeChallenge: Extreme Trips DurationsChallenge: InvestigationChallenge: Negative Trip DurationChallenge: Is this Common Issue?Challenge: Fixing the IssuesChallenge: Average Metrics Across Taxi TypesChallenge: Corrected Metrics Across Taxi TypesChallenge: Group by Period?

bookDatetime Formats

Like we mentioned in the previous chapter since datetime object has also time added, there are additional format codes for datetime objects. The table with the most usable format codes is below.

Format codeMeaningExample
%dDay of the month as a zero-padded decimal number01, 02, ..., 30, 31
%mMonth as a zero-padded decimal number01, 02, ..., 11, 12
%yYear without century as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, 02, ..., 98, 99
%YYear with century as a decimal number0001, 0002, 1999, 2000, 2001, ...
%bMonth as locale’s abbreviated nameJan, Feb, ..., Nov, Dec
%BMonth as locale’s full nameJanuary, February, ..., November, December
%aWeekday as locale’s abbreviated nameSun, Mon, ..., Fri, Sat
%AWeekday as locale’s full nameSunday, Monday, ..., Friday, Saturday
%HHour (24-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 23, 24
%MMinute as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 58, 59
%SSecond as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 58, 59

For example, we can do the same things as in the previous chapter, but in a more representative format. That is, the May month with these codes will be represented as 05, which is better than just 5. Let's show how it works on some random date.


              
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# Load class from library
from datetime import datetime

# Create datetime object
dt = datetime(2020, 11, 1, 11, 20, 25)

# Format datetime object to some format
dt_formatted = dt.strftime("%H:%M %d.%m.%Y")
print(dt_formatted)
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Task

Create datetime object dt with date 28 June 2002 and time 14:58:41. Format this object to format "06/28/02 14:58".

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bookDatetime Formats

Like we mentioned in the previous chapter since datetime object has also time added, there are additional format codes for datetime objects. The table with the most usable format codes is below.

Format codeMeaningExample
%dDay of the month as a zero-padded decimal number01, 02, ..., 30, 31
%mMonth as a zero-padded decimal number01, 02, ..., 11, 12
%yYear without century as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, 02, ..., 98, 99
%YYear with century as a decimal number0001, 0002, 1999, 2000, 2001, ...
%bMonth as locale’s abbreviated nameJan, Feb, ..., Nov, Dec
%BMonth as locale’s full nameJanuary, February, ..., November, December
%aWeekday as locale’s abbreviated nameSun, Mon, ..., Fri, Sat
%AWeekday as locale’s full nameSunday, Monday, ..., Friday, Saturday
%HHour (24-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 23, 24
%MMinute as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 58, 59
%SSecond as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 58, 59

For example, we can do the same things as in the previous chapter, but in a more representative format. That is, the May month with these codes will be represented as 05, which is better than just 5. Let's show how it works on some random date.


              
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# Load class from library
from datetime import datetime

# Create datetime object
dt = datetime(2020, 11, 1, 11, 20, 25)

# Format datetime object to some format
dt_formatted = dt.strftime("%H:%M %d.%m.%Y")
print(dt_formatted)
copy

Task

Create datetime object dt with date 28 June 2002 and time 14:58:41. Format this object to format "06/28/02 14:58".

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bookDatetime Formats

Like we mentioned in the previous chapter since datetime object has also time added, there are additional format codes for datetime objects. The table with the most usable format codes is below.

Format codeMeaningExample
%dDay of the month as a zero-padded decimal number01, 02, ..., 30, 31
%mMonth as a zero-padded decimal number01, 02, ..., 11, 12
%yYear without century as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, 02, ..., 98, 99
%YYear with century as a decimal number0001, 0002, 1999, 2000, 2001, ...
%bMonth as locale’s abbreviated nameJan, Feb, ..., Nov, Dec
%BMonth as locale’s full nameJanuary, February, ..., November, December
%aWeekday as locale’s abbreviated nameSun, Mon, ..., Fri, Sat
%AWeekday as locale’s full nameSunday, Monday, ..., Friday, Saturday
%HHour (24-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 23, 24
%MMinute as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 58, 59
%SSecond as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 58, 59

For example, we can do the same things as in the previous chapter, but in a more representative format. That is, the May month with these codes will be represented as 05, which is better than just 5. Let's show how it works on some random date.


              
123456789

            
# Load class from library
from datetime import datetime

# Create datetime object
dt = datetime(2020, 11, 1, 11, 20, 25)

# Format datetime object to some format
dt_formatted = dt.strftime("%H:%M %d.%m.%Y")
print(dt_formatted)
copy

Task

Create datetime object dt with date 28 June 2002 and time 14:58:41. Format this object to format "06/28/02 14:58".

Switch to desktopSwitch to desktop for real-world practiceContinue from where you are using one of the options below
Everything was clear?

How can we improve it?

Thanks for your feedback!

Like we mentioned in the previous chapter since datetime object has also time added, there are additional format codes for datetime objects. The table with the most usable format codes is below.

Format codeMeaningExample
%dDay of the month as a zero-padded decimal number01, 02, ..., 30, 31
%mMonth as a zero-padded decimal number01, 02, ..., 11, 12
%yYear without century as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, 02, ..., 98, 99
%YYear with century as a decimal number0001, 0002, 1999, 2000, 2001, ...
%bMonth as locale’s abbreviated nameJan, Feb, ..., Nov, Dec
%BMonth as locale’s full nameJanuary, February, ..., November, December
%aWeekday as locale’s abbreviated nameSun, Mon, ..., Fri, Sat
%AWeekday as locale’s full nameSunday, Monday, ..., Friday, Saturday
%HHour (24-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 23, 24
%MMinute as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 58, 59
%SSecond as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 58, 59

For example, we can do the same things as in the previous chapter, but in a more representative format. That is, the May month with these codes will be represented as 05, which is better than just 5. Let's show how it works on some random date.


              
123456789

            
# Load class from library
from datetime import datetime

# Create datetime object
dt = datetime(2020, 11, 1, 11, 20, 25)

# Format datetime object to some format
dt_formatted = dt.strftime("%H:%M %d.%m.%Y")
print(dt_formatted)
copy

Task

Create datetime object dt with date 28 June 2002 and time 14:58:41. Format this object to format "06/28/02 14:58".

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