topic Re: Convert DateTime Object to Date in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/convert-datetime-object-to-date/m-p/541857#M42304 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yeah, I guess so!</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Jul 2017 18:04:16 GMT MitchHolley1 2017-07-17T18:04:16Z Convert DateTime Object to Date https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/convert-datetime-object-to-date/m-p/541854#M42301 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I want to convert a date time value&nbsp;in a date field to a different date field where only the date displays. strptime and strftime seem to need strings. I can use the field calculator to essentially copy the date time value to the new date field but I can't figure out what I want to do using python in the field calculator.</P><P></P><P>10/14/1994 4:00:00 AM to 10/14/1994</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:30:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/convert-datetime-object-to-date/m-p/541854#M42301 MikeOnzay 2017-07-17T17:30:01Z Re: Convert DateTime Object to Date https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/convert-datetime-object-to-date/m-p/541855#M42302 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Using the Python parser in the Field Calculator, you can do the following:&nbsp;</P><P></P><P><IMG class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/362959_pastedImage_2.png" style="width: auto; height: auto;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:39:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/convert-datetime-object-to-date/m-p/541855#M42302 MitchHolley1 2017-07-17T17:39:38Z Re: Convert DateTime Object to Date https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/convert-datetime-object-to-date/m-p/541856#M42303 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>That was just too easy.</P><P>So, even though it is a date object you can still use a string method on it?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:44:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/convert-datetime-object-to-date/m-p/541856#M42303 MikeOnzay 2017-07-17T17:44:41Z Re: Convert DateTime Object to Date https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/convert-datetime-object-to-date/m-p/541857#M42304 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yeah, I guess so!</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Jul 2017 18:04:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/convert-datetime-object-to-date/m-p/541857#M42304 MitchHolley1 2017-07-17T18:04:16Z Re: Convert DateTime Object to Date https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/convert-datetime-object-to-date/m-p/541858#M42305 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>never guess....&nbsp;<STRONG><A href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html">datetime in python</A></STRONG></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Jul 2017 18:19:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/convert-datetime-object-to-date/m-p/541858#M42305 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-07-17T18:19:09Z