How do I convert String into Date object

[MrPink]

I found this solution.

Python: Convert String Date to Date Object
http://slaptijack.com/programming/python-convert-string-date-to-date-object/

On Aug 13, 3:14 pm, MrPink <tdsimp... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is this the correct way to convert a String into a Date?
> I only have dates and no time.
>
> import time, datetime
>
> oDate = time.strptime('07/27/2011', '%m/%d/%Y')
> print oDate
>
> Thanks,