Python datetime.strptime - Converting month in String format to Digit -

i have string contains date in format: full_date = "may.02.1982"

i want use datetime.strptime() display date in digits like: "1982-05-02"

here's tried:

full_date1 = datetime.strptime(full_date, "%y-%m-%d")

when try print this, garbage values built-in-67732 going wrong? strptime() method not accept string values?

your format string wrong, should this:

in [65]:  full_date = "may.02.1982" import datetime dt dt.datetime.strptime(full_date, '%b.%d.%y') out[65]: datetime.datetime(1982, 5, 2, 0, 0)

you need call strftime on datetime object string format desire:

in [67]:  dt.datetime.strptime(full_date, '%b.%d.%y').strftime('%y-%m-%d') out[67]: '1982-05-02'

strptime creating datetime format string, not reformat string datetime string.

so need create datetime object using strptime, call strftime create string datetime object.

the datetime format strings can found in docs explanation of strptime , strftime

Braziel