Getting error with time format in python

Question

I am getting format error when changing time in python.

This works fine

datetime.datetime.strptime('01:00AM', '%I:%M%p').time()

but this gives error

datetime.datetime.strptime('00:00AM', '%I:%M%p').time()

time data '00:00AM' does not match format '%I:%M%p'

Have you tried this datetime.datetime.strptime('12:00AM', '%I:%M%p').time(). Just a guess ;) — scalauser
– scalauser, Commented May 22, 2015 at 4:56

fahad · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-22 04:58:20Z

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%I can be used only for 12 hour clock

For 24 hour clock

Try this

datetime.datetime.strptime('00:00AM', '%H:%M%p').time()

answered May 22, 2015 at 4:58

fahad

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WKPlus · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-22 05:20:37Z

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For manual I found:

%I Hour (12-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number. 01, 02, ..., 12

So I think 00:00AM should be represented as 12:00PM. Or you can use %H mentioned by fahad.

I think it's not an issue of 12-hour clock. When using %I, you have to start recording hour from 1 not 0, that's the problem.

answered May 22, 2015 at 5:04

WKPlus

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