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Convert date string to timestamp in Python
When it is required to convert a string into a timestamp, the ‘mktime’ method is used. This method is present in the ‘time’ package.
Below is a demonstration of the same −
Example
import time
import datetime
my_string = "24/03/2021"
print("The date string is :")
print(my_string)
print("The timestamp is :")
print(time.mktime(datetime.datetime.strptime(my_string, "%d/%m/%Y").timetuple()))Output
The date string is : 24/03/2021 The timestamp is : 1616544000.0
Explanation
The required packages are imported.
The string is defined, and displayed on the console.
The ‘mktime’ method from time package is called, and the string is passed as parameter to it.
The ‘strptime’ is used to remove the extra spaces or symbols from the string.
The output is displayed on the console.
Updated on: 15-Apr-2021
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