from datetime import datetime clear solution for Time Converter (12h to 24h) by V.Shkaberda - python coding challenges

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from datetime import datetime solution in Clear category for Time Converter (12h to 24h) by V.Shkaberda

from datetime import datetime

def time_converter(time):
    in_time = datetime.strptime(time.replace('.', '').upper(), "%I:%M %p")
    return datetime.strftime(in_time, "%H:%M")

Aug. 23, 2019

Comments:

ogoro on Dec. 30, 2020, 8:37 p.m.
it turned out - it works even without .upper()

V.Shkaberda on Dec. 31, 2020, 5:18 p.m.
Actually that's an interesting case. The code has been written regarding <a href="https://docs.python.org/3.7/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-behavior">strftime() and strptime() Behavior</a>: `%p` is "Locale’s equivalent of either AM or PM" with an example "AM, PM (enUS); am, pm (deDE)". So, `upper` has been added considering `enUS` locale is used. But turned out, "am, pm" doesn't used in deDE locale at all and en_US locale actualle takes care about AM/PM written in lower case.

ogoro on Dec. 31, 2020, 8:11 p.m.
nice to know) many thanks for the explanation!

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