Get the current date in Python
This tutorial demonstrates how to get the current date in Python.
datetimeGet the current date
in Python using the module
datetimeThe module has utility functions dedicated to date and time manipulation in Python. Inside the module, it has an object with the same name which has a function today()that returns the current date and time in the default datetime format.
For example, import datetimethe module and print the output of directly datetime.today().
from datetime import datetime
print(datetime.today())
Output:
2021-03-09 15:05:55.020360
To modify the default format for datetimes, use strftimethe Format module and call datetimethe built-in strftime()method.
For example, to display the current date without the time, the format is %Y-%m-%d.
from datetime import datetime
print(datetime.today().strftime("%Y-%m-%d"))
Output:
2021-03-09
To include the time but not the seconds and milliseconds, the format should be %Y-%m-%d %H-%M.
from datetime import datetime
print(datetime.today().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"))
Output:
2021-03-09 15:05
Another format is to include the day of the week. In this example, we will use the actual name of the month.
from datetime import datetime
print(datetime.today().strftime("%A, %B %d, %Y %H:%M:%S"))
Output:
Tuesday, March 09, 2021 15:05:55
In summary, you can use the module to get the current date today()using the function. To extensively modify the default date format, you can use the function to follow and apply the format.datetimestrftimestrftime
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