.datetime()

Published Jun 7, 2022

The .datetime() method returns a new object with date and time properties.

Syntax

datetime.datetime(YYYY, MM, DD, hh, mm, ss)

The following parameters must be valid when passed into the .datetime() method:

Parameter	Required?	Description	Range
`YYYY`	&check;	The year expressed in one to four digits.	1 - 9999
`MM`	&check;	The month expressed in one or two digits.	1 - 12
`DD`	&check;	The day of the month expressed in one or two digits.	1 - the number of days in a given month and year
`hh`	✕	The hour in a given 1-day period that can be expressed as one or two digits.	0 - 24
`mm`	✕	The minute in a given 1-hour period that can be expressed as one or two digits.	0 - 60
`ss`	✕	The second in a given 1-hour period that can be expressed as one or two digits.	0 - 60

A date and time can be retrieved and stored in a variable as shown below:

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