Python arcpy.GetParameterAsText() for a Date field

Question

Hello everyone,

This is my first Geoprocessing Service based on a Python script tool.. How do I process a datetime field in a Python script tool?

I wrote a Python script tool and one of the parameter fields gets a DateTime value. This field fails with the following error message.

Python tool Parameters (Properties --> Parameters)

* RequestedDate   Date
* Rest of parameters are numeric or text fields

Python source Code:

in_requesteddate = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(5)

arcpy.AddMessage("in_requesteddate = " + in_requesteddate)

in_featureclass = arcpy.GetParameter(6)

requested_datetime = datetime.strptime(in_requesteddate, '%m/%d/%Y')

Error Message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Workspace\GeocoprocessingServices\Sample\Toolbox.tbx#Script.py", line 25, in <module>
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'strptime'

Is this field processed as a text field or as a DateTime field?

Do I need this conversion datetime.strptime .....

Thanks

DanPatterson_Retired · Answer

check how datetime was imported was it like from datetime import datetime or was it like import datetime since the strptime func is in datetime.datetime dir(datetime.datetime) [... snip.... 'strftime', 'strptime', 'time',... more snip...]‍‍‍‍