How to create a file name with the current date & time in Python?

Question

Here is a functional code (create file with success)

sys.stdout = open(\'filename1.xml\', \'w\')

Now I\'m trying to name the file with the cu

Answer 1

Change this line

filename1 = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")

To

filename1 = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")

Note the extra datetime. Alternatively, change your import datetime to from datetime import datetime