Python datetime Object from String (Step-by-Step)

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To convert a string to a date object in Python, use datetime.strptime() function.

For example, let’s convert “Dec 1 2021 5:33 PM” into a date object:

from datetime import datetime

datetime_object = datetime.strptime("Dec 1 2021 5:33PM", "%b %d %Y %I:%M%p")

print(datetime_object)