Sometimes, we want to convert between datetime, timestamp and datetime64 with Python.

In this article, we’ll look at how to convert between datetime, timestamp and datetime64 with Python.

How to convert between datetime, timestamp and datetime64 with Python?

To convert between datetime, timestamp and datetime64 with Python, we can use the Pandas’ Timestamp class to create a Pandas timestamp.

And we can use the numpy’s datetime64 method to create a numpy date time object.

For instance, we write:

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd

ts = pd.Timestamp(np.datetime64('2020-05-01T01:00:00.000000'))
print(ts)

dt = np.datetime64('2012-05-01T01:00:00.000000+0100')
print(dt)

We call pd.Timestamp with a nummpy datetime64 object to convert it to a Pandas timestamp.

Then we call the np.datetime64 method with a date time string to convert it to a numpy’s date time 64 object.

Therefore, ts is 2020-05-01 01:00:00.

And dt is 2012-05-01T00:00:00.000000.

Conclusion

To convert between datetime, timestamp and datetime64 with Python, we can use the Pandas’ Timestamp class to create a Pandas timestamp.

And we can use the numpy’s datetime64 method to create a numpy date time object.