How do I add AM/PM to adatetime.strftime module?

Asked Jul 28 '22 at 17:20

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I've incorporated a datetime module that gives the output of the current time, but it does not include AM/PM in the output. Specifically I am using the "Now" and "strftime" features to give the exact time in the output. I am wondering what else I might need to add in order for Am or PM to show but I could not find anything to figure it out. Any help is appreciated.

import datetime
my_datetime = datetime.datetime.now()
print("Checkout at:", my_datetime.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"))

For reference, the output right now looks like this: "Checkout at: 2022-07-28 01:12:07"

asked Jul 28 '22 at 17:20

Lr2014

`%p` is the `AM/PM` indicator. – Barmar Jul 28 '22 at 17:23
`%H` is the hour in 24-hour time, you don't need AM/PM. – Barmar Jul 28 '22 at 17:24
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How could you not find anything? It's in the [documentation](https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-format-codes). Just search for PM – Barmar Jul 28 '22 at 17:25
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Does this answer your question? [How can I account for period (AM/PM) using strftime?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1759455/how-can-i-account-for-period-am-pm-using-strftime) – OrenIshShalom Jul 28 '22 at 17:29
Thank you this link was helpful – Lr2014 Jul 28 '22 at 19:34
thank you @Barmer that advice for %p was helpful – Lr2014 Jul 28 '22 at 19:34

How do I add AM/PM to adatetime.strftime module?

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