[Tutor] How to convert string to date time format?

[johnf]

Try python-dateutil - I found it to be one of the better python modules 
for dealing with dates.  You may have to replace or strip some of the 
string.

Johnf


On 7/19/19 7:44 PM, C W wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have a date time string that looks like the following.
>
> 0    2015-07-01 00:01:44.538420-08:00
> 1    2015-07-01 00:27:58.717530-08:00
> 2    2017-07-01 07:07:48.391376-08:00
>
> I have tried the following two different methods, both did not work.
> Method one: pandas
> import pandas as pd
> stamp = pd.to_datetime(my_string, format='%Y%m%d %H:%M:%S')
>
> Method two: datetime package
> from datetime import datetime
> datetime.strptime(my_string, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
>
>
> Are both ways suppose to work? Also, does it matter if there are decimals
> after seconds? Thanks a lot!
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