date format python

dateformat.txt

+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
| Directive   | Meaning                          | Example                  | Notes   |
+=============+==================================+==========================+=========+
|   %a        | Weekday as locale's abbreviated  | Sun, Mon, ..., Sat       | (1)     |
|             | name.                            | (en_US);So, Mo, ..., Sa  |         |
|             |                                  | (de_DE)                  |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %A        | Weekday as locale's full name.   | Sunday, Monday, ...,     | (1)     |
|             |                                  | Saturday                 |         |
|             |                                  | (en_US);Sonntag, Montag, |         |
|             |                                  | ..., Samstag (de_DE)     |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %w        | Weekday as a decimal number,     | 0, 1, ..., 6             |         |
|             | where 0 is Sunday and 6 is       |                          |         |
|             | Saturday.                        |                          |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %d        | Day of the month as a zero-      | 01, 02, ..., 31          |         |
|             | padded decimal number.           |                          |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %b        | Month as locale's abbreviated    | Jan, Feb, ..., Dec       | (1)     |
|             | name.                            | (en_US);Jan, Feb, ...,   |         |
|             |                                  | Dez (de_DE)              |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %B        | Month as locale's full name.     | January, February, ...,  | (1)     |
|             |                                  | December (en_US);Januar, |         |
|             |                                  | Februar, ..., Dezember   |         |
|             |                                  | (de_DE)                  |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %m        | Month as a zero-padded decimal   | 01, 02, ..., 12          |         |
|             | number.                          |                          |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %y        | Year without century as a zero-  | 00, 01, ..., 99          |         |
|             | padded decimal number.           |                          |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %Y        | Year with century as a decimal   | 1970, 1988, 2001, 2013   |         |
|             | number.                          |                          |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %H        | Hour (24-hour clock) as a zero-  | 00, 01, ..., 23          |         |
|             | padded decimal number.           |                          |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %I        | Hour (12-hour clock) as a zero-  | 01, 02, ..., 12          |         |
|             | padded decimal number.           |                          |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %p        | Locale's equivalent of either AM | AM, PM (en_US);am, pm    | (1),    |
|             | or PM.                           | (de_DE)                  | (2)     |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %M        | Minute as a zero-padded decimal  | 00, 01, ..., 59          |         |
|             | number.                          |                          |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %S        | Second as a zero-padded decimal  | 00, 01, ..., 59          | (3)     |
|             | number.                          |                          |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %f        | Microsecond as a decimal number, | 000000, 000001, ...,     | (4)     |
|             | zero-padded on the left.         | 999999                   |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %z        | UTC offset in the form +HHMM or  | (empty), +0000, -0400,   | (5)     |
|             | -HHMM (empty string if the the   | +1030                    |         |
|             | object is naive).                |                          |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %Z        | Time zone name (empty string if  | (empty), UTC, EST, CST   |         |
|             | the object is naive).            |                          |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %j        | Day of the year as a zero-padded | 001, 002, ..., 366       |         |
|             | decimal number.                  |                          |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %U        | Week number of the year (Sunday  | 00, 01, ..., 53          | (6)     |
|             | as the first day of the week) as |                          |         |
|             | a zero padded decimal number.    |                          |         |
|             | All days in a new year preceding |                          |         |
|             | the first Sunday are considered  |                          |         |
|             | to be in week 0.                 |                          |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %W        | Week number of the year (Monday  | 00, 01, ..., 53          | (6)     |
|             | as the first day of the week) as |                          |         |
|             | a decimal number. All days in a  |                          |         |
|             | new year preceding the first     |                          |         |
|             | Monday are considered to be in   |                          |         |
|             | week 0.                          |                          |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %c        | Locale's appropriate date and    | Tue Aug 16 21:30:00 1988 | (1)     |
|             | time representation.             | (en_US);Di 16 Aug        |         |
|             |                                  | 21:30:00 1988 (de_DE)    |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %x        | Locale's appropriate date        | 08/16/88                 | (1)     |
|             | representation.                  | (None);08/16/1988        |         |
|             |                                  | (en_US);16.08.1988       |         |
|             |                                  | (de_DE)                  |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %X        | Locale's appropriate time        | 21:30:00                 | (1)     |
|             | representation.                  | (en_US);21:30:00 (de_DE) |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+
|   %%        | A literal   '%'   character.     | %                        |         |
+-------------+----------------------------------+--------------------------+---------+