convert string to datetime in python [duplicate]

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Convert string to datetime in django?

how to convert time string like '18:30:00' into datetime in python?

Is the "Django" tag here supposed to indicate that you're using Django (and hence any helper functions in Django are available), or that you specifically want an answer for Django templates? If the latter, this is a dupe, otherwise is isn't really, since Python is not the same language as Django templates. One of the answers over there uses a template filter, and the other one is Python but doesn't return a datetime, so I see why the questioner might want to ask another, similar question... — Steve Jessop
– Steve Jessop, Commented Apr 19, 2011 at 16:41

SourD · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-19 16:30:37Z

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Use the datetime.datetime.strptime() method

answered Apr 19, 2011 at 16:30

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Tony Veijalainen · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-19 17:08:54Z

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You seem to only consider time part, it is trivial to convert by simple split.

answered Apr 19, 2011 at 17:08

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joe_coolish · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-19 16:29:27Z

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That is the best way to do it

answered Apr 19, 2011 at 16:29

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