What's meaning of the “p” in the name datetime.datetime.strptime()? [duplicate]
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I'm learning the python's datetime module, and found two useful functions:datetime.strptime() and datetime.strftime().
I know that the functions meaning, datetime.strftime() could convert a time object to a specified format string, I could understand the strftime as "string from time", the "f" means "from". But what's the meaning of the "p" in strptime()? I understand it's a function as "convert a string to a time object", so it should be strttime() instead of strptime().
Who else also feel confused on this function name?
Thanks in advance no matter you could answer this question or share the same confusion with me.
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I'm learning the python's datetime module, and found two useful functions:datetime.strptime() and datetime.strftime().
I know that the functions meaning, datetime.strftime() could convert a time object to a specified format string, I could understand the strftime as "string from time", the "f" means "from". But what's the meaning of the "p" in strptime()? I understand it's a function as "convert a string to a time object", so it should be strttime() instead of strptime().
Who else also feel confused on this function name?
Thanks in advance no matter you could answer this question or share the same confusion with me.
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Thepstands for "parse". Practically, it parses thestringinto adatetimeobject.
– Tiberiu Zulean
Nov 13 '18 at 9:43
The "f" in strftime actually comes from "format".
– chthonicdaemon
Nov 13 '18 at 9:56
This question is really asked by others. And let me list the possible answers here: 1. Pointer(time object pointer), 2. Parser(String's parser to a time object), 3. Posix(return a posix time object), 4. Put( put a string represented time to a time object)
– Clock ZHONG
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I'm learning the python's datetime module, and found two useful functions:datetime.strptime() and datetime.strftime().
I know that the functions meaning, datetime.strftime() could convert a time object to a specified format string, I could understand the strftime as "string from time", the "f" means "from". But what's the meaning of the "p" in strptime()? I understand it's a function as "convert a string to a time object", so it should be strttime() instead of strptime().
Who else also feel confused on this function name?
Thanks in advance no matter you could answer this question or share the same confusion with me.
python datetime
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What does the “p” in strptime stand for?
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I'm learning the python's datetime module, and found two useful functions:datetime.strptime() and datetime.strftime().
I know that the functions meaning, datetime.strftime() could convert a time object to a specified format string, I could understand the strftime as "string from time", the "f" means "from". But what's the meaning of the "p" in strptime()? I understand it's a function as "convert a string to a time object", so it should be strttime() instead of strptime().
Who else also feel confused on this function name?
Thanks in advance no matter you could answer this question or share the same confusion with me.
This question already has an answer here:
What does the “p” in strptime stand for?
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Thepstands for "parse". Practically, it parses thestringinto adatetimeobject.
– Tiberiu Zulean
Nov 13 '18 at 9:43
The "f" in strftime actually comes from "format".
– chthonicdaemon
Nov 13 '18 at 9:56
This question is really asked by others. And let me list the possible answers here: 1. Pointer(time object pointer), 2. Parser(String's parser to a time object), 3. Posix(return a posix time object), 4. Put( put a string represented time to a time object)
– Clock ZHONG
Nov 14 '18 at 1:14
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Thepstands for "parse". Practically, it parses thestringinto adatetimeobject.
– Tiberiu Zulean
Nov 13 '18 at 9:43
The "f" in strftime actually comes from "format".
– chthonicdaemon
Nov 13 '18 at 9:56
This question is really asked by others. And let me list the possible answers here: 1. Pointer(time object pointer), 2. Parser(String's parser to a time object), 3. Posix(return a posix time object), 4. Put( put a string represented time to a time object)
– Clock ZHONG
Nov 14 '18 at 1:14
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p stands for "parse". Practically, it parses the string into a datetime object.– Tiberiu Zulean
Nov 13 '18 at 9:43
The
p stands for "parse". Practically, it parses the string into a datetime object.– Tiberiu Zulean
Nov 13 '18 at 9:43
The "f" in strftime actually comes from "format".
– chthonicdaemon
Nov 13 '18 at 9:56
The "f" in strftime actually comes from "format".
– chthonicdaemon
Nov 13 '18 at 9:56
This question is really asked by others. And let me list the possible answers here: 1. Pointer(time object pointer), 2. Parser(String's parser to a time object), 3. Posix(return a posix time object), 4. Put( put a string represented time to a time object)
– Clock ZHONG
Nov 14 '18 at 1:14
This question is really asked by others. And let me list the possible answers here: 1. Pointer(time object pointer), 2. Parser(String's parser to a time object), 3. Posix(return a posix time object), 4. Put( put a string represented time to a time object)
– Clock ZHONG
Nov 14 '18 at 1:14
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These are the developer doc string says. I guess p stands for parsing datetime from a string type.
In [2]: datetime.datetime.strptime??
Docstring: string, format -> new datetime parsed from a string (like time.strptime()).
Type: builtin_function_or_method
In [3]: datetime.datetime.strftime??
Docstring: format -> strftime() style string.
Type: method_descriptor
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These are the developer doc string says. I guess p stands for parsing datetime from a string type.
In [2]: datetime.datetime.strptime??
Docstring: string, format -> new datetime parsed from a string (like time.strptime()).
Type: builtin_function_or_method
In [3]: datetime.datetime.strftime??
Docstring: format -> strftime() style string.
Type: method_descriptor
edited Nov 13 '18 at 9:44
Tiberiu Zulean
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answered Nov 13 '18 at 9:38
Rahul K PRahul K P
7,16122033
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These are the developer doc string says. I guess p stands for parsing datetime from a string type.
In [2]: datetime.datetime.strptime??
Docstring: string, format -> new datetime parsed from a string (like time.strptime()).
Type: builtin_function_or_method
In [3]: datetime.datetime.strftime??
Docstring: format -> strftime() style string.
Type: method_descriptor
edited Nov 13 '18 at 9:44
Tiberiu Zulean
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answered Nov 13 '18 at 9:38
Rahul K PRahul K P
7,16122033
add a comment |
These are the developer doc string says. I guess p stands for parsing datetime from a string type.
In [2]: datetime.datetime.strptime??
Docstring: string, format -> new datetime parsed from a string (like time.strptime()).
Type: builtin_function_or_method
In [3]: datetime.datetime.strftime??
Docstring: format -> strftime() style string.
Type: method_descriptor
edited Nov 13 '18 at 9:44
Tiberiu Zulean
14713
answered Nov 13 '18 at 9:38
Rahul K PRahul K P
7,16122033
These are the developer doc string says. I guess p stands for parsing datetime from a string type.
In [2]: datetime.datetime.strptime??
Docstring: string, format -> new datetime parsed from a string (like time.strptime()).
Type: builtin_function_or_method
In [3]: datetime.datetime.strftime??
Docstring: format -> strftime() style string.
Type: method_descriptor
edited Nov 13 '18 at 9:44
Tiberiu Zulean
14713
answered Nov 13 '18 at 9:38
Rahul K PRahul K P
7,16122033
edited Nov 13 '18 at 9:44
Tiberiu Zulean
14713
edited Nov 13 '18 at 9:44
Tiberiu Zulean
14713
edited Nov 13 '18 at 9:44
Tiberiu Zulean
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answered Nov 13 '18 at 9:38
Rahul K PRahul K P
7,16122033
answered Nov 13 '18 at 9:38
Rahul K PRahul K P
7,16122033
answered Nov 13 '18 at 9:38
Rahul K PRahul K P
7,16122033
7,16122033
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pstands for "parse". Practically, it parses thestringinto adatetimeobject.– Tiberiu Zulean
Nov 13 '18 at 9:43
The "f" in strftime actually comes from "format".
– chthonicdaemon
Nov 13 '18 at 9:56
This question is really asked by others. And let me list the possible answers here: 1. Pointer(time object pointer), 2. Parser(String's parser to a time object), 3. Posix(return a posix time object), 4. Put( put a string represented time to a time object)
– Clock ZHONG
Nov 14 '18 at 1:14