PyTime.Format

PyUnicode = Format(format)

Formats the time value.

Parameters

format=%c : string

The format. See the comments section for a description of the supported flags.

Comments

The following format characters are supported.

Character Description
%aAbbreviated weekday name
%AFull weekday name
%bAbbreviated month name
%BFull month name
%cDate and time representation appropriate for locale
%dDay of month as decimal number (01 - 31)
%HHour in 24-hour format (00 - 23)
%IHour in 12-hour format (01 - 12)
%jDay of year as decimal number (001 - 366)
%mMonth as decimal number (01 - 12)
%MMinute as decimal number (00 - 59)
%pCurrent locale's A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock
%SSecond as decimal number (00 - 59)
%UWeek of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 - 51)
%wWeekday as decimal number (0 - 6; Sunday is 0)
%WWeek of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00 - 51)
%xDate representation for current locale
%XTime representation for current locale
%yYear without century, as decimal number (00 - 99)
%YYear with century, as decimal number
%z, %ZTime-zone name or abbreviation; no characters if time zone is unknown
%%Percent sign
As in the printf function, the # flag may prefix any formatting code. In that case, the meaning of the format code is changed as follows.

Format Code Meaning
%#a, %#A, %#b, %#B, %#p, %#X, %#z, %#Z, %#%# flag is ignored.
%#cLong date and time representation, appropriate for current locale. For example: "Tuesday, March 14, 1995, 12:41:29".
%#xLong date representation, appropriate to current locale. For example: "Tuesday, March 14, 1995".
%#d, %#H, %#I, %#j, %#m, %#M, %#S, %#U, %#w, %#W, %#y, %#YRemove leading zeros (if any).