# Python DateTime

* import datetime module in order to work with dates.
    
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* In the above output, it has year(2024), month(07) ,day(13), hour(11), minute(58), second(02) and millisecond(317731).
    
* To create the date use datetime() class and it requires 3 parameters year, month and day , it can also include time but it is an optional parameter.
    
* The datetime object use strftime() for formatting date objects to readable strings and it takes single parameter( format).
    
    | Directive | Description | Example |
    | --- | --- | --- |
    | %a | Weekday, short version | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12) print(d.strftime("%a")) Output : Fri |
    | %A | Weekday, full version | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12) print(d.strftime("%A")) Output : Friday |
    | %w | Weekday as a number 0-6, 0 is Sunday | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12) print(d.strftime("%w")) Output : 5 |
    | %d | Day of month 01-31 | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12) print(d.strftime("%d")) Output : 12 |
    | %b | Month name, short version | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12) print(d.strftime("%b")) Output : Jul |
    | %B | Month name, full version | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12) print(d.strftime("%B")) Output : July |
    | %m | Month as a number 01-12 | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12) print(d.strftime("%m")) Output : 07 |
    | %y | Year, short version, without century | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12) print(d.strftime("%y")) Output : 24 |
    | %Y | Year, full version | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12) print(d.strftime("%Y")) Output : 2024 |
    | %H | Hour 00-23 | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12,12,15,55,316782) print(d.strftime("%H")) Output : 12 |
    | %I | Hour 00-12 | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12,14,15,55,316782) print(d.strftime("%I")) Output : 02 |
    | %p | AM/PM | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12,14,15,55,316782) print(d.strftime("%p")) Output : PM |
    | %M | Minute 00-59 | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12,12,15,55,316782) print(d.strftime("%M")) Output : 15 |
    | %S | Second 00-59 | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12,12,15,55,316782) print(d.strftime("%S")) Output : 55 |
    | %f | Microsecond 000000-999999 | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12,12,15,55,316782) print(d.strftime("%f")) Output : 316782 |
    | %Z | Timezone | CST |
    | %j | Day number of year 001-366 | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12,12,15,55,316782) print(d.strftime("%j")) Output : 194 |
    | %U | Week number of year, Sunday as the first day of week, 00-53 | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12,12,15,55,316782) print(d.strftime("%U")) Output : 27 |
    | %W | Week number of year, Monday as the first day of week, 00-53 | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12,12,15,55,316782) print(d.strftime("%W")) Output : 28 |
    | %c | Local version of date and time | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12,12,15,55,316782) print(d.strftime("%c")) Output : Fri Jul 12 14:15:55 2024 |
    | %C | Century | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12,12,15,55,316782) print(d.strftime("%C")) Output : 20 |
    | %x | Local version of date | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12,12,15,55,316782) print(d.strftime("%x")) Output : 07/12/24 |
    | %X | Local version of time | import datetime d = datetime.datetime(2024,7,12,12,15,55,316782) print(d.strftime("%X")) Output : 14:15:55 |