Converting string to datetime in python

Question

I have a simple three line script that converts a string to a datetime in Python.

from datetime import datetime

mydate='Feb-22-1732'

print(datetime.strptime(mydate,'%b-%dd-%Y'))

But when I run this code, I get an error saying:

ValueError: time data 'Feb-22-1732' does not match format '%b-%dd-%Y'

Can you please help me understand what am I doing wrong here?

Thanks in advance.

you should do only ```datetime.strptime(mydate,'%b-%d-%Y')``` — Manoj Jadhav, Dec 13 '17 at 05:50

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 13 '17 at 05:11

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You don't need to repeat d two times - %d handles two-digit days by definition:

%d - Day of the month as a zero-padded decimal number.

print(datetime.strptime(mydate,'%b-%d-%Y'))

answered Dec 13 '17 at 05:11

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