Convert number string to weekday [duplicate]

Question

How do I convert 20230102 to Monday?

Using python, I need to accomplish this. I have a column of numbers in the format yyyymmdd.

I suggest you google "convert string to date python" for some tips. — Code-Apprentice
– Code-Apprentice, Commented Jan 13, 2023 at 5:41

wim · Accepted Answer · 2023-01-13 05:41:21Z

Parse with strptime and format with strftime:

>>> from datetime import datetime >>> n = 20230102 >>> datetime.strptime(str(n), "%Y%m%d").strftime("%A") 'Monday'

Finix · Accepted Answer · 2023-01-13 05:50:59Z

You can convert number string into weekday using "datetime" module

import datetime def get_weekday(date): date = datetime.datetime.strptime(date, '%Y%m%d') return date.strftime('%A') print(get_weekday('20230102'))

This is how you can achieve your desired output.

petezurich · Accepted Answer · 2023-01-13 05:54:13Z

You can do it with weekday() method.

from datetime import date import calendar my_date = date.today() calendar.day_name[my_date.weekday()] #Friday

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