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Python

Posted by SAMSON IDOKO
SAMSON IDOKO
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The clean_date() function could've been done easier

Wouldn't it be easy to do it this way?

def clean_date(date_str):
    return datetime.strptime(date_str, '%B %d, %Y').date()

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Mel Rumsey
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Hi there SAMSON IDOKO , I am assuming you are referencing this video. In which case, yes using strptime() would be another excellent way to clean the dates entered. :)