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Jen Farrant
6,905 Pointsstring time, task 2 - stuck
I've tried every version of the date set up, but it keeps telling me that I've got the format wrong. I don't know what format it should be.
Some help would be appreciated thank you Jen
## Examples
# to_string(datetime_object) => "24 September 2012"
# from_string("09/24/12 18:30", "%m/%d/%y %H:%M") => datetime
import datetime
def to_string(datetime):
return datetime.strftime("%d %B %Y")
def from_string(date, time):
new_date = datetime.datetime.strptime('date', "%d %B %Y")
new_time = datetime.datetime.sprptime('time', "%H:%M")
return new_date + new_time
4 Answers
Erik Burmeister
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 17,108 PointsMine only worked when I did it with 'datetime.datetime.strptime(date, formats)' like Omar G. suggested.
import datetime
def to_string(time):
return time.strftime('%d %B %Y')
def from_string(date, formats):
return datetime.datetime.strptime(date, formats)
Erik Gabor
6,427 PointsMaybe you don't have to repeat datetime.datetime and sprptime is not correct.
diogorferreira
19,363 PointsI believe in the function from_string, they are passing in the date, and the format just like in the examples they show, from_string("09/24/12 18:30", "%m/%d/%y %H:%M") => datetime.
I think that combining both arguments would just result in 2 concatenated strings. So you would only need to use the new_date line and pass in the date and format that they give you.
This is the code I tested:
import datetime
def to_string(time):
return time.strftime('%d %B %Y')
def from_string(date, formats):
return strptime(date, formats)
Hope that helps!
Nicholas Tan
Courses Plus Student 8,562 Pointstested this code and what it return in the challenge is "Bummer: name 'strptime' is not defined"
diogorferreira
19,363 PointsI've tried the code again and it works perfectly for me, it only gives me that error when you don't import datetime. Are you sure you put it the same code?
Nicholas Tan
Courses Plus Student 8,562 Pointsadeded in the datetime.strptime(date, formats) then it worked for me.
Omar G.
3,620 Pointstry using datetime.datetime.strp(date, formats)