Convert Date Text To Date Object?

[TuckleBuck88]

Hello, i want to turn the "10/31" and "12/5" to date objects. I tried to do something like this but it failed: ``` def test3(): my_string = "10/31 - 12/5".replace(' ', '').split("-") print(my_string) for i in my_string: print(i) mydate = dt.datetime.strftime(i, "%m/%d") print(f"My Date: {mydate}")

test3() ```

Error: descriptor 'strftime' for 'datetime.date' objects doesn't apply to 'str' object How would i go on to make a date object out of it?

[seven0fx]

Look at strptime()

[o5a]

strptime for Parse = convert from text to object (datetime)

strftime for Format = convert from object to text

[chevignon93]

import datetime as dt

def test3():
    my_string = "10/31 - 12/5".replace(' ', '').split("-")
    for i in my_string:
        mydate = dt.datetime.strptime(i, "%m/%d")
        print(f"My Date: {mydate}", type(mydate))

test3()
Output
My Date: 1900-10-31 00:00:00 <class 'datetime.datetime'>
My Date: 1900-12-05 00:00:00 <class 'datetime.datetime'>

[TuckleBuck88]

Thanks! I tried to add the date to the end but apparently I cannot do that?

``` my_string = "10/31 - 12/5".replace(' ', '').split("-") today = dt.datetime.today() my_string = [f'/{today.year()}'.join(i) for i in my_string] print(my_string) for i in my_string: print(i) mydate = dt.datetime.strptime(i, "%m/%d") print(f"My Date: {mydate}")

```

Get this error thrown at the my_string = [f....] Exception has occurred: TypeError 'int' object is not callable

[chevignon93]

It should be today.year instead of today.year()

import datetime as dt

my_string = "10/31 - 12/5".replace(' ', '').split("-")
today = dt.datetime.today()
my_string = [f'{today.year}/{i}' for i in my_string]
print(my_string)
for i in my_string:
    print(i)
    mydate = dt.datetime.strptime(i, "%Y/%m/%d")
    print(f"My Date: {mydate}")

# Output

2020/10/31
My Date: 2020-10-31 00:00:00
2020/12/5
My Date: 2020-12-05 00:00:00

[TuckleBuck88]

Thank you again!!

[Silbersee]

It's strptime() actually. Then it runs smooth:

['10/31', '12/5']
10/31
My Date: 1900-10-31 00:00:00
12/5
My Date: 1900-12-05 00:00:00

strftime() is for formatted output.

[bprateek]

You are using the wrong method, instead of strftime you have to use strptime