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Python Dates and Times in Python (2014) Dates and Times strftime & strptime

Kenneth Bagwell Jr
Kenneth Bagwell Jr
3,698 Points
Posted by Kenneth Bagwell Jr
Kenneth Bagwell Jr
3,698 Points

not understanding why I'm not getting a string back

why aren't I getting a string back?

timestrings.py 
import datetime

def to_string(datetime): 
    datetime.strftime('%d %B %Y')
    return datetime
# from_string("09/24/12 18:30", "%m/%d/%y %H:%M") => datetime

1 Answer

Asher Orr
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Asher Orr
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Asher Orr
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Asher Orr
Python Development Techdegree Graduate 9,410 Points

Hi Kenneth! Here's the issue:

import datetime

def to_string(datetime): 
    datetime.strftime('%d %B %Y')
    #the line above needs to be stored in a variable.
    return datetime
    #you need to return the variable. 
    #the variable stores the operation that converts your parameter, a datetime object, into a string.

Your code is returning the parameter datetime. When you click "Check Work," the Treehouse checker is passing in a datetime object as the parameter- not a string.

Your code should convert the parameter to a string, then return the string.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have questions!