Converting a string to datetime in python [duplicate]

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Parse date and format it using python?

i have a date string like 2011-07-15 13:00:00+00:00 . Any way to convert this string to a datetime object in python ?

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Answer 1

You can handle the time zone appropriately, and have the format recognized automatically, if you use dateutil.parser, as described here:

from dateutil import parser
dt = parser.parse("2011-07-15 13:00:00+00:00")