Method Name:
date
Method Signature:
date()
Method Overview:
- The date() instance method of the python datetime class returns a date instance.
- Using this method only the date information excluding the time information is retrieved from a datetime instance.
Example:
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import datetime
# Create a datetime instance datetimeInstance = datetime.datetime.today()
# Get only the date instance from datetime instance dateInstance = datetimeInstance.date()
# Print the datetime instance print(datetimeInstance)
# Print the date instance print(dateInstance) |
Output:
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2017-02-13 18:30:22.303811 2017-02-13 |