Python datetime formatted string conversion-24 hour time issue

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Python datetime formatted string conversion-24 hour time issue



I have a need to convert a particular formatted string to another.


Source:
2018-08-10 9:00 PM - 9:40 PM

Target:
2018-08-10 21:00:00



I wrote the following:


def startofappt(strv):
return strv.split(' - ')[0]

def convCalDate(dts, tms):
# 2018-08-08 5:50 PM
from datetime import datetime, date, time
dt = datetime.strptime(str(dts) + ' ' + str(startofappt(tms)), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %p")
return str(dt)

import datetime
datetoday = datetime.date.today()
from datetime import datetime, date, time
appointments_set = appointment.objects.filter(docid=11)
for appt in appointments_set:
if appt.date > datetoday:
print("Upcoming: ", appt.date, appt.time, convCalDate(appt.date, appt.time))
else:
print("Other:",appt.date, appt.time, convCalDate(appt.date, appt.time ))



Unfortunately I'm having trouble with 24 hour time.



Output:


Upcoming: 2018-08-10 9:00 PM - 9:40 PM 2018-08-10 09:00:00
Other: 2018-08-07 9:40 PM - 10:20 PM 2018-08-07 09:40:00
Other: 2018-08-07 9:00 PM - 9:40 PM 2018-08-07 09:00:00
Upcoming: 2018-08-08 5:50 PM - 6:10 PM 2018-08-08 05:50:00
Upcoming: 2018-08-08 6:10 PM - 6:30 PM 2018-08-08 06:10:00



What am I doing wrong?





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– Prune
Aug 7 at 19:27





Make it easy for us: hard-code appointments_set as the list you expect from filter.
– Prune
Aug 7 at 19:28


appointments_set


filter




1 Answer
1



Can you please try reading your date time as 12-hr format date-time and while returning the date return it as


def convCalDate(dts, tms):
from datetime import datetime, date, time
dt = datetime.strptime(str(dts) + ' ' + str(startofappt(tms)), "%Y-%m-%d %I:%M %p")
return str(dt)

print convCalDate("2018-08-10", "9:00 PM - 9:40 PM") #returns 2018-08-10 21:00:00

print convCalDate("2018-08-10", "9:00 AM - 9:40 PM") #returns 2018-08-10 09:00:00



Hope it helps






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