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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?

book12-Hour and 24-Hour Formats

Let's discuss one more moment with times - 12 and 24-hour formats. Many countries use the 24-hour format in documents, but 12-hour format in daily communication. At the same time, many countries use the 12-hour time format only. So, we need to learn how to deal with and be able to format such times.

There are several more format codes to deal with this issue.

Format codeMeaningExample
%HHour (24-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 22, 23
%IHour (12-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number01, 02, ..., 11, 12
%pLocale’s equivalent of either AM or PMAM, PM

Task

Given datetime object dt with date 28 June 2002 and time 14:58:41. Extract the time into two formats: 14:58 and 02:58 PM.

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book12-Hour and 24-Hour Formats

Let's discuss one more moment with times - 12 and 24-hour formats. Many countries use the 24-hour format in documents, but 12-hour format in daily communication. At the same time, many countries use the 12-hour time format only. So, we need to learn how to deal with and be able to format such times.

There are several more format codes to deal with this issue.

Format codeMeaningExample
%HHour (24-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 22, 23
%IHour (12-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number01, 02, ..., 11, 12
%pLocale’s equivalent of either AM or PMAM, PM

Task

Given datetime object dt with date 28 June 2002 and time 14:58:41. Extract the time into two formats: 14:58 and 02:58 PM.

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Section 2. Chapter 6
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book12-Hour and 24-Hour Formats

Let's discuss one more moment with times - 12 and 24-hour formats. Many countries use the 24-hour format in documents, but 12-hour format in daily communication. At the same time, many countries use the 12-hour time format only. So, we need to learn how to deal with and be able to format such times.

There are several more format codes to deal with this issue.

Format codeMeaningExample
%HHour (24-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 22, 23
%IHour (12-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number01, 02, ..., 11, 12
%pLocale’s equivalent of either AM or PMAM, PM

Task

Given datetime object dt with date 28 June 2002 and time 14:58:41. Extract the time into two formats: 14:58 and 02:58 PM.

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Everything was clear?

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Let's discuss one more moment with times - 12 and 24-hour formats. Many countries use the 24-hour format in documents, but 12-hour format in daily communication. At the same time, many countries use the 12-hour time format only. So, we need to learn how to deal with and be able to format such times.

There are several more format codes to deal with this issue.

Format codeMeaningExample
%HHour (24-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number00, 01, ..., 22, 23
%IHour (12-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number01, 02, ..., 11, 12
%pLocale’s equivalent of either AM or PMAM, PM

Task

Given datetime object dt with date 28 June 2002 and time 14:58:41. Extract the time into two formats: 14:58 and 02:58 PM.

Switch to desktopSwitch to desktop for real-world practiceContinue from where you are using one of the options below
Section 2. Chapter 6
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