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Python datetime / dateutil parsing dates example
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python-parsing-dates.py
import datetime
import dateutil.parser
timestring1 = '2007-03-04T21:08:12.127'
timestring2 = '2012-03-04 12:08:12.354'
dt1 = datetime.datetime.strptime(timestring1, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f')
dt2 = datetime.datetime.strptime(timestring2, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f')
dup1 = dateutil.parser.parse(timestring1)
dup2 = dateutil.parser.parse(timestring2)
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An example format for strings with timezones: "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f%z".
But anyway it's better to use dateutil.parser.

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