Python: Converting string to timestamp with microseconds

Question

I would like to convert string date format to timestamp with microseconds I try the following but not giving expected result:

\"\"\"input string date ->          


        

Answer 1

In Python 3.4 and later you can use

timestamp = datetime.datetime.strptime(myDate, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S,%f").timestamp()

This doesn't require importing the time module. It also uses less steps so it should be faster. For older versions of python the other provided answers are probably your best option.

However, the resulting timestamp will interpret myDate in local time, rather than UTC, which may cause issues if myDate was given in UTC