How to Convert String Dates to Date Format in Python and C#

In this blog post, we will show you how to convert string dates to date format in Python and C#. We will cover how to convert dates with different formats, including dates with month in word.

The datetime module in Python and the System.DateTime class in C# are both used to represent dates and times. The strptime() function in Python and the Parse() method in C# can be used to convert a string date to a DateTime object.

The re module in Python and the System.Text.RegularExpressions class in C# can be used to match a date string.

Here is the code to convert a string date-to-date format in Python:

This code first defines a function called convert_string_date_to_date(). This function takes a string date as input and returns a DateTime object.

The function then defines a list of date formats. The list includes the following formats:

• %Y-%m-%d: This is the standard date format for Python and C#.
• %d-%b-%Y: This format uses the month in Word.
• %b/%d/%Y: This format uses the month in Word and a slash as the delimiter.
• %d/%b/%Y: This format uses the month in Word and a forward slash as the delimiter.

The function then iterates over the list of date formats. For each date format, the function tries to convert the string date to a DateTime object. If the conversion is successful, the function returns the DateTime object. Otherwise, the function continues to the next date format.

If the function is unable to convert the string date to a DateTime object, it raises a ValueError exception.

The code then defines a list of string dates. The list includes the following dates:

• 2023-08-05
• 05-Aug-2023
• Aug/05/2023
• 5/Aug/2023

The code then iterates over the list of string dates. For each string date, the code calls the convert_string_date_to_date() function. The function returns the DateTime object for the string date. The code then prints the DateTime object.

In this blog post, we showed you how to convert string dates to date format in Python and C#. We covered how to convert dates with different formats, including dates with months in Word.