How to convert a string to a datetime object in python?

Question

Application built with: Python and Angular

I have a form that uses the following input to allow a user to insert a date:

<input type="datetime-local" id="clubJoined" name="clubJoined" class="date-input" formControlName="clubJoined">

And in my python backend I convert this string object into a date object using the following:

#   - Club Joined
"club_joined": datetime.datetime.strptime(request.form["clubJoined"], '%y-%m-%d %H:%M')

But this gives me a formatting error:

ValueError: time data '2011-01-01T23:36' does not match format '%y-%m-%d %H:%M'

So I added the T so that the conversation format looks like this:

#   - Club Joined
"club_joined": datetime.datetime.strptime(request.form["clubJoined"], '%y-%m-%dT%H:%M')

But this gave me the following error:

ValueError: time data '2011-01-01T23:36' does not match format '%y-%m-%dT%H:%M'

How do I format this correctly?

Please see the documentation. The short answer is that %y is the format code for a two-digit year; %Y for a fully specified year. — Karl Knechtel
– Karl Knechtel, Commented Dec 16, 2021 at 23:49

kosciej16 · Accepted Answer · 2021-12-16 23:46:19Z

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The correct format is "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M"

%y stands for two-digits year, here you can find full list of format options.

answered Dec 16, 2021 at 23:46

kosciej16

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Thank you, that worked