Python strftime cheatsheet
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Code Example Description
%a Sun Weekday as locale’s abbreviated name.
%A Sunday Weekday as locale’s full name.
%w 0 Weekday as a decimal number, where 0 is Sunday and 6 is Saturday.
%d 08 Day of the month as a zero-padded decimal number.
%-d 8 Day of the month as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%b Sep Month as locale’s abbreviated name.
%B September Month as locale’s full name.
%m 09 Month as a zero-padded decimal number.
%-m 9 Month as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%y 13 Year without century as a zero-padded decimal number.
%Y 2013 Year with century as a decimal number.
%H 07 Hour (24-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number.
%-H 7 Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%I 07 Hour (12-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number.
%-I 7 Hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%p AM Locale’s equivalent of either AM or PM.
%M 06 Minute as a zero-padded decimal number.
%-M 6 Minute as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%S 05 Second as a zero-padded decimal number.
%-S 5 Second as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%f 000000 Microsecond as a decimal number, zero-padded to 6 digits.
%z +0000 UTC offset in the form ±HHMM[SS[.ffffff]] (empty string if the object is naive).
%Z UTC Time zone name (empty string if the object is naive).
%j 251 Day of the year as a zero-padded decimal number.
%-j 251 Day of the year as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%U 36 Week number of the year (Sunday as the first day of the week) as a zero-padded decimal number. All days in a new year preceding the first Sunday are considered to be in week 0.
%-U 36 Week number of the year (Sunday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number. All days in a new year preceding the first Sunday are considered to be in week 0. (Platform specific)
%W 35 Week number of the year (Monday as the first day of the week) as a zero-padded decimal number. All days in a new year preceding the first Monday are considered to be in week 0.
%-W 35 Week number of the year (Monday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number. All days in a new year preceding the first Monday are considered to be in week 0. (Platform specific)
%c Sun Sep 8 07:06:05 2013 Locale’s appropriate date and time representation.
%x 09/08/13 Locale’s appropriate date representation.
%X 07:06:05 Locale’s appropriate time representation.
%% % A literal '%' character.

Platform-specific directives

The full set of format codes supported varies across platforms, because Python calls the platform C library's strftime() function, and platform variations are common. To see the full set of format codes supported on your platform, consult thestrftime(3) documentation.

The Python docs contain all the format codes that the C standard (1989 version) requires, and these work on all platforms with a standard C implementation. Note that the 1999 version of the C standard added additional format codes. These include codes for non-zero-padded numbers, that can be obtained by appending a dash (-) (UNIX) or hash (#) (Windows) after the percent (%) sign.

Source

This cheatsheet was built from the Python standard library strftimedocumentation.Seegithub /mccutchen/strftime.orgfor the build source code.

See also

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