In this Python datetime tutorial, you will learn how to find a Python datetime from string.
# import datetime module
import datetime
# create a string
var_str = "21 April, 2020"
# print the string
print("var_str =", var_str)
# print the type of var_str
print("type of var_str =", type(var_str))
# convert string to datetime
var_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(var_str, "%d %B, %Y")
# print the var_date
print("var_date =", var_date)
# print the type of var_date
print("type of var_date =", type(var_date))Output:
var_str = 21 April, 2020 type of var_str = <class 'str'> var_date = 2020-04-21 00:00:00 type of var_date = <class 'datetime.datetime'>
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