Format datetime as string in python

format_datetime.py

"""
%a	Locale’s abbreviated weekday name.	 
%A	Locale’s full weekday name.	 
%b	Locale’s abbreviated month name.	 
%B	Locale’s full month name.	 
%c	Locale’s appropriate date and time representation.	 
%d	Day of the month as a decimal number [01,31].	 
%H	Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number [00,23].	 
%I	Hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number [01,12].	 
%j	Day of the year as a decimal number [001,366].	 
%m	Month as a decimal number [01,12].	 
%M	Minute as a decimal number [00,59].	 
%p	Locale’s equivalent of either AM or PM.	(1)
%S	Second as a decimal number [00,61].	(2)
%U	Week number of the year (Sunday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number [00,53]. All days in a new year preceding the first Sunday are considered to be in week 0.	(3)
%w	Weekday as a decimal number [0(Sunday),6].	 
%W	Week number of the year (Monday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number [00,53]. All days in a new year preceding the first Monday are considered to be in week 0.	(3)
%x	Locale’s appropriate date representation.	 
%X	Locale’s appropriate time representation.	 
%y	Year without century as a decimal number [00,99].	 
%Y	Year with century as a decimal number.	 
%Z	Time zone name (no characters if no time zone exists).	 
%%	A literal '%' character.
"""
from datetime import datetime
datetime.strftime(datetime.now(), "%d-%b-%Y %H:%M:%S")