Methods to format python datetime object as strings

datetime string formatting.py

from datetime import datetime
DATE = datetime(2019, 1, 1, 12, 35)
print(DATE)

# The most common way, with formatters
# https://docs.python.org/2/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-behavior

d1 = DATE.strftime('%Y %b %d, %H:%M')
print('The date and time is %s' % d1)

# A very convient way, inline with the text (for Python v3.6+)
# https://realpython.com/python-f-strings/
# https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2018/03/13/python-3-an-intro-to-f-strings/
#https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0498/

print(f"It's currently: {DATE:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M}")