Parse and format a date.
Convert a date string into a datetime object, then format it in a different, human-readable order.
from datetime import datetime
date = datetime.strptime("2026-09-27", "%Y-%m-%d")
print(date.strftime("%d/%m/%Y"))Expected output EXAMPLE
27/09/2026
Details
Uses only the Python standard library; no pip packages are required. See the verification record below for the exact Python version tested.
The format must match the input. Invalid dates raise ValueError; this example has no timezone component.
Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · Python 3.12.3 · python3 3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1
Test inputs, results and environment
The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Unprivileged snippet process, external networking disabled, read-only root filesystem, and a fresh temporary working directory. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.
- Architecture / host kernel
- x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
- Snippet identity / locale
- uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged) / C.UTF-8
- Interpreter invocation
python3 -c <published code>- Container image ID
sha256:32dc2d998158b6554c99b73b533f423696a0f3e31e8cbea9db10b5eee9a2fadd- Code SHA-256
12486639fd4f1d78a52babbd70430fa9af13277176ce18f80f55313160f8dc1b- Dependencies
- python3 3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1
Test input setup
These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.
# No input files required.
Observed standard output
27/09/2026
Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.