how to convert a string date into datetime format in python

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How do I convert a a string of datetime into datetime format in python so that it can be compared with another date   string date    2013-09-28 20 30 55 78200  abc   datetime datetime now    if abc   gt  string date       print True

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You should use datetime datetime strptime   import datetime  dt   datetime datetime strptime string date  fmt    fmt will need to be the appropriate format for your string  You ll find the reference on how to build your format here

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The particular format for strptime   datetime datetime strptime string date    Y- m- d  H  M  S  f     gt  gt  gt  datetime datetime 2013  9  28  20  30  55  782000

[python] how to convert a string date into datetime format in python?

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