How to use datetime in Python

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Exemple 1 : subtract 2 dates

from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta

date_1 = datetime.strptime('2018-06-01', "%Y-%m-%d")
date_2 = datetime.strptime('2018-06-04', "%Y-%m-%d")
diff_date = date_2 - date_1
print(diff_date.days)

run the command.

python3 -m script script.py
root@numberspeaks.com:~#3

Exemple 2 : add or subtract days to a date

from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta

date_1 = datetime.strptime('2018-06-01', "%Y-%m-%d")
new_date = date_1 + timedelta(days=4)
print(new_date)

run the command.

python3 -m script script.py
root@numberspeaks.com:~#2018-06-05 00:00:00

Exemple 3 : today date

from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta

today_date = datetime.today()

Exemple 4 : convert string to datetime

from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta

date = datetime.strptime('2018-06-01', "%Y-%m-%d")

Exemple 5 : convert datetime to string

from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta

date = datetime.today().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")

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