Python datetime.strptime month specifier doesn't seem to work

Question

The month format specifier doesn\'t seem to work.

from datetime import datetime
endDate = datetime.strptime(\'10 3 2011\', \'%j %m %Y\')
print endDate
2011-0         


        

Answer 1

%j specifies a day of the year. It's impossible for the 10th day of the year, January 10, to occur in March, so your month specification is being ignored. Garbage In, Garbage Out.