How to convert string to datetime in python?

Question

I want to convert this string "Fri, 03 Jun 2016 08:01:26 GMT" to datetime in python.

Thanks in advance

Should it work with time zones? – Daniel Jun 03 '16 at 08:29 — Daniel, Jun 03 '16 at 08:29

SparkAndShine · Answer 1 · 2016-06-03T08:26:39.520

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Use dateutil.parser.parse,

from dateutil import parser
dt = parser.parse("Fri, 03 Jun 2016 08:01:26 GMT")

Or use datetime.strptime,

from datetime import datetime
dt = datetime.strptime("Fri, 03 Jun 2016 08:01:26 GMT", '%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z')

edited Jun 03 '16 at 08:26

answered Jun 03 '16 at 08:16

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Ah cool, didn't know about this one. – Will Jun 03 '16 at 08:21
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@sparkandshine thanks a lot it worked – Aswin Sathyan Jun 03 '16 at 09:14

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 03 '16 at 08:20

You can do this with strptime(), the "opposite" of strftime():

from time import strptime
strptime('Fri, 03 Jun 2016 08:01:26 GMT', "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z")

For example:

In [26]: strptime('Fri, 03 Jun 2016 08:01:26 GMT', "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z")
Out[26]: time.struct_time(tm_year=2016, tm_mon=6, tm_mday=3, tm_hour=8, tm_min=1, tm_sec=26, tm_wday=4, tm_yday=155, tm_isdst=0)

How to convert string to datetime in python?

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