Sometimes, we want to change the datetime format in Python Pandas.
In this article, we’ll look at how to change the datetime format in Python Pandas.
How to change the datetime format in Python Pandas?
To change the datetime format in Python Pandas, we can use the datetime’s strftime
method.
For instance, we write
df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df["date"].dt.strftime('%Y-%m'))
to call to_datetime
with the formatted dates that we get with
df["date"].dt.strftime('%Y-%m')
to convert the date column’s to a different datetime format.
%Y
is the 4 digit year and %m
is the 2 digit month.
Conclusion
To change the datetime format in Python Pandas, we can use the datetime’s strftime
method.