python-datetime-conversion.py

import datetime

# strptime() is used for converting a string to a datetime object.
# strftime() is used for converting datetime object to formatted string

date_string = "2017-08-10 17:32:25"

# To convert as Python DateTime object
python_date_time_object = datetime.datetime.strptime(date_string, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")

# If you want date time string as give format from Python DateTime object
# '2017/08/10 05:32:25 PM'

string_from_python_time_object = datetime.datetime.strftime(s1, "%Y/%m/%d %I:%M:%S %p")

# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31955761/converting-python-string-to-datetime-obj-with-am-pm?lq=1