Python strptime()

In all tasks you’ll import:

from datetime import datetime

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1) Parse Simple Date

Convert the string:

"2026-02-27"

to a datetime object.

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2) Parse Date/Time

Convert:

"2026-02-27 14:30:00"

into a datetime.

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3) Slash-Separated Date

Parse:

"27/02/2026"

to a date.

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4) MonthName Date

Parse:

"Feb 27 2026"

into a date.

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5) Full Month Name

Parse:

"February 27, 2026"

into a datetime.

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6) 12-Hour Time

Parse:

"02:30 PM"

into a time.

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7) Combined Date & 12-Hour Time

Parse:

"27-02-2026 02:30 PM"

to datetime.

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8) Day/Month/Year with Dots

Parse:

"27.02.2026"

into a date.

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9) Year/Month/Day Only

Parse:

"2026/02/27"

into a date.

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10) Time Only

Parse:

"14:45:15"

to a time object.

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11) Abbreviated Weekday

Parse:

"Fri, 27 Feb 2026"

into a datetime.

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12) With Weekday Full

Parse:

"Friday, February 27 2026"

into a datetime.

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13) ISO Format

Parse the ISO-like string:

"2026-02-27T14:30"

into a datetime.

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14) Date and Milliseconds

Parse:

"2026-02-27 14:30:45.123000"

including microseconds.

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15) Parse With Timezone Offset

Parse (ignore timezone if needed):

"2026-02-27 14:30 +0500"

using appropriate format.

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16) User Input Date

Ask user to input a date in format:

DD-MM-YYYY

Parse it and print year.

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17) Validate Format (Try/Except)

Ask for a date string "YYYY/MM/DD". Try to parse it with strptime; on failure catch the exception and print “Invalid format”.

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18) Birthday Parser

Ask user to enter a birthday in:

MonthName DD, YYYY

Parse it and print the parsed object.

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19) Parse European Timestamp

Parse:

"27-02-2026 14:30"

using format string with whitespace.

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20) Convert String to Time Object

Ask user to input time "HH:MM AM/PM" and parse to a time object using strptime.

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🧠 Useful Format Directives

Directive	Meaning
%Y	4-digit year
%y	2-digit year
%m	Month number
%d	Day of month
%H	24-hour hour
%I	12-hour hour
%M	Minutes
%S	Seconds
%p	AM/PM
%b	Short month name
%B	Full month name
%a	Short weekday name
%A	Full weekday name

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📌 Example Parsing

from datetime import datetime

dt1 = datetime.strptime("27/02/2026", "%d/%m/%Y")
print(dt1)   # 2026-02-27 00:00:00

t1 = datetime.strptime("02:30 PM", "%I:%M %p")
print(t1.time())  # 14:30:00

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📝 Tips for Students

✔ Always match the format string exactly to the input. ✔ If parsing fails, wrap strptime in a try/except to avoid errors. ✔ Many of these tasks help you prepare for user input validation.

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