datetime module strftime method
The strftime method of the datetime module returns a formatted string with date and time. In the method parameter, we specify the format we need.
Syntax
import datetime
datetime.strftime(time format)
Syntax
The table shows the main time formats:
| Format | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
%a |
Abbreviated regional names of days of the week. |
Sun, Mon, ..., Sat (en_US)
|
%A |
Full regional names of days of the week. |
Sunday, Monday, ..., Saturday (en_US)
|
%w |
Days of the week as a decimal number, where 0 is Sunday and 6 is Saturday.
|
0, 1, ..., 6
|
%d |
Day of the month as a decimal number padded with zeros. |
01, 02, ..., 31
|
%b |
Abbreviated regional name of the month. |
Jan, Feb, ..., Dec (en_US)
|
%B |
Full regional name of the month. |
January, February, ..., December
(en_US)
|
%m |
Month as a decimal number padded with zeros. |
01, 02, ..., 12
|
%y |
The year without specifying the century as a decimal number padded with zeros. |
00, 01, ..., 99
|
%Y |
Year with century indicated as a decimal number padded with zeros. |
0001, ..., 2013, 2014
|
Example
Let's create a date and time object that specifies the year and century, the month name in decimal format, and the day of the month as a decimal number:
import datetime
dt = datetime.datetime(2025, 12, 31, 12, 59, 59)
res = dt.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
print(res)
The result of the executed code:
2025-12-31
