Convert date with format dd.mm.yy to yyyy-mm-dd in python

Question

I have a date with the format:

    d1 = "22.05.15"

I want to change the format to date:

    d1 = "2015-05-22"

I tried to convert using datetime:

    d2 = datetime.strptime(d1,'%d.%m.%Y').strftime('%Y-%d-%m')

But that doesn't work because datetime doesn't support date formatted as '22 .05.15 ', but only '22 .05.2015'

Is there any way out for converting a date to this format?

+3

blues May 22 '15 at 15:24

1 answer

Simeon visser · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-22T15:29:03+0000

Use %y

instead %y

:

>>> d2 = datetime.datetime.strptime(d1,'%d.%m.%y').strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
>>> d2
'2015-05-22'