{"id":10901,"date":"2022-05-27T16:43:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T11:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pynative.com\/?p=10901"},"modified":"2022-05-27T16:45:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T11:15:26","slug":"python-iso-8601-datetime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pynative.com\/python-iso-8601-datetime\/","title":{"rendered":"Python ISO 8601 Datetime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this article, you\u2019ll learn how to work with ISO 8601 datetime in Python.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After reading this Python article, you\u2019ll learn<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>How to get current ISO 8601 datetime in Python. <\/li><li>How to convert the existing datetime to ISO 8601 time format.<\/li><li>Also, datetime can contain timezone information i will show you how to convert datetime with timezone information to ISO 8601 format.<\/li><li>Also, I will show you how to convert UTC to ISO 8601 format.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-what-is-the-format-of-iso-8601-datetime-in-python\" data-level=\"2\">What is the Format of ISO 8601 Datetime in Python<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-how-to-get-iso-8601-datetime-in-python\" data-level=\"2\">How to get ISO 8601 Datetime in Python<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#h-example-1-get-current-iso-8601-datetime\" data-level=\"3\">Example 1: Get Current ISO 8601 Datetime<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-example-2-convert-datetime-to-iso-8601-format\" data-level=\"3\">Example 2: Convert Datetime to ISO 8601 format<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-convert-datetime-with-timezone-information-to-iso-8601\" data-level=\"2\">Convert Datetime with TimeZone information to ISO 8601 <\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#h-get-current-isoformat-datetime-string-including-the-default-timezone\" data-level=\"3\">Get current isoformat datetime string including the default timezone<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-utc-to-iso-8601-in-python\" data-level=\"2\">UTC to ISO 8601 in Python<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#h-utc-to-iso-8601-with-local-timezone-information-without-a-microsecond\" data-level=\"3\">UTC to ISO 8601 with local timezone information without a microsecond<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-local-datetime-to-iso-8601-without-microsecond\" data-level=\"2\">Local Datetime to ISO 8601 without microsecond<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#h-local-to-iso-8601-with-timezone-information\" data-level=\"3\">Local to ISO 8601 with TimeZone information<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-the-format-of-iso-8601-datetime-in-python\">What is the Format of ISO 8601 Datetime in Python<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first question is, what is ISO time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iso.org\/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISO 8601<\/a> is an internationally agreed way to represent dates. (YYYY-MM-DD). ISO 8601 can be used by anyone who wants to use a standardized way of presenting datetime, UTC, and local time with offset to UTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Format of ISO 8601 Date<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Python ISO 8601 date is represented in <code>YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.mmmmmm<\/code> format. For example, May 18, 2022, is represented as <strong>2022-05-18T11:40:22.519222<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>YYYY<\/strong>: Year in four-digit format<\/li><li><strong>MM<\/strong>: Months from 1-12<\/li><li><strong>DD<\/strong>: Days from 1 to 31<\/li><li><strong>T<\/strong>: It is the separator character that is to be printed between the date and time fields. It is an optional parameter having a default value of \u201cT\u201d.<\/li><li><strong>HH<\/strong>: For the value of minutes<\/li><li><strong>MM<\/strong>: For the specified value of minutes<\/li><li><strong>SS<\/strong>: For the specified value of seconds<\/li><li><strong>mmmmmm<\/strong>: For the specified microseconds<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-get-iso-8601-datetime-in-python\">How to get ISO 8601 Datetime in Python<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-how-to wp-block-yoast-how-to-block\"><p class=\"schema-how-to-description\">There can be scenarios where you want to get the current ISO 8601 datetime. Also, you may need to convert the existing datetime to an ISO 8601 format. we&#8217;ll cover both the cases. The below steps show how to convert datetime to ISO 8601 date in string format in Python.<\/p> <ol class=\"schema-how-to-steps\"><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1652856134929\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Import datetime module<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pynative.com\/python\/datetime\/\">Python datetime\u00a0<\/a>module provides various functions to create and manipulate the date and time. Use the\u00a0<code>from datetime import datetime<\/code>\u00a0statement to import a\u00a0<code>datetime<\/code>\u00a0class from a datetime module.<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1652856170694\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Get Current Datetime<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">If you want to get the current ISO 8601 datetime first, you need to get the <a href=\"https:\/\/pynative.com\/python-current-date-time\/\">current datetime<\/a> using the <code>datetime.now()<\/code> function. If you already have a datetime object, you can skip this step.<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1652856407544\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Use the isoformat() method<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">To convert datetime to ISO 8601 format use the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.python.org\/3\/library\/datetime.html#datetime.date.isoformat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">isoformat()<\/a> method. It returns a string representing the date in ISO 8601 format. this ISO string contains the date, time, and UTC offset to the corresponding time zone.<\/p> <\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-example-1-get-current-iso-8601-datetime\">Example 1: Get Current ISO 8601 Datetime<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"hljstoolbar\"><pre id=\"code1\"  class=\"wp-block-code language-python\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">from<\/span> datetime <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">import<\/span> datetime\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># get current datetime<\/span>\ntoday = datetime.now()\nprint(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'Today Datetime:'<\/span>, today)\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># Get current ISO 8601 datetime in string format<\/span>\niso_date = today.isoformat()\nprint(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'ISO DateTime:'<\/span>, iso_date)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre><button class=\"hljs-copy-button\" onclick=\"copy_code('code1', this);\"><i class=\"far fa-copy1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><button class=\"hljs-run-button\" onclick=\"run_code('code1');\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Run<\/button><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Output<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Today Datetime: 2022-05-18 12:19:51.685496\nISO DateTime: 2022-05-18T12:19:51.685496<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Refer to the below code if you want to <strong>change the separator<\/strong> between date and time.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"hljstoolbar\"><pre id=\"code2\"  class=\"wp-block-code language-python\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">from<\/span> datetime <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">import<\/span> datetime\n\niso_date = datetime.now().isoformat(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'#'<\/span>)\nprint(iso_date)\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># output<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># 2022-05-18#12:43:02.430554<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre><button class=\"hljs-copy-button\" onclick=\"copy_code('code2', this);\"><i class=\"far fa-copy1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><button class=\"hljs-run-button\" onclick=\"run_code('code2');\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Run<\/button><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-example-2-convert-datetime-to-iso-8601-format\">Example 2: Convert Datetime to ISO 8601 format<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have input datetime object, you can use the below example to convert it to ISO 8601 format. Also if you have datetime in a string format then first <a href=\"https:\/\/pynative.com\/python-string-to-datetime-strptime\/\">convert string to datetime<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"hljstoolbar\"><pre id=\"code3\"  class=\"wp-block-code language-python\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">from<\/span> datetime <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">import<\/span> datetime\n\ndt = datetime(<span class=\"hljs-number\">2021<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">24<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">8<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">48<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">34<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">685496<\/span>)\nprint(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'Input Datetime:'<\/span>, dt)\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># convert datetime to ISO date<\/span>\niso_date = dt.isoformat()\nprint(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'ISO Date:'<\/span>, iso_date)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre><button class=\"hljs-copy-button\" onclick=\"copy_code('code3', this);\"><i class=\"far fa-copy1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><button class=\"hljs-run-button\" onclick=\"run_code('code3');\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Run<\/button><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Output<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Input Datetime: 2021-10-24 08:48:34.685496\nISO Date: 2021-10-24T08:48:34.685496<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-convert-datetime-with-timezone-information-to-iso-8601\">Convert Datetime with TimeZone information to ISO 8601 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A time zone represents the standardized time depending on which part of the world is being considered. For example, CT(Central Time) in North and South America is either 5 or 6 hours behind and represented as UTC-5 or UTC-6 based on the Day Light Saving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Python, a date object can be mentioned with or without time zones. Based on that, an object is known as Naive or Aware. A date object, by default, is naive. A datetime or time object is aware if it holds the timezone value. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/pynative.com\/python-timezone\/\"><strong>timezone in Python<\/strong><\/a> for more detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, The&nbsp;<code>datetime.now()<\/code>&nbsp;function returns the current local datetime without any timezone information. Using the pytz library, we can pass the timezone name to this function to get the current datetime in the given timezone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the below Python example we&#8217;ll see how to convert datetime with timezone information to the ISO 8601 date format.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"hljstoolbar\"><pre id=\"code4\"  class=\"wp-block-code language-python\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">from<\/span> datetime <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">import<\/span> datetime\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">import<\/span> pytz\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># current Datetime<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># US\/Central timezone datetime<\/span>\naware_us_central = datetime.now(pytz.timezone(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'US\/Central'<\/span>))\nprint(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'US Central DateTime'<\/span>, aware_us_central)\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># timezone aware datetime to ISO 8601 date<\/span>\niso_date = aware_us_central.isoformat()\nprint(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'ISO Datetime'<\/span>, iso_date)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre><button class=\"hljs-copy-button\" onclick=\"copy_code('code4', this);\"><i class=\"far fa-copy1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><button class=\"hljs-run-button\" onclick=\"run_code('code4');\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Run<\/button><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Output<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">US Central DateTime 2022-05-18 03:08:36.233201<strong>-05:00<\/strong>\nISO Datetime 2022-05-18T03:08:36.233201<strong>-05:00<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: -05:00 is the UTC Offset for the US\/Central timezone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-get-current-isoformat-datetime-string-including-the-default-timezone\">Get current isoformat datetime string including the default timezone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Get <a href=\"https:\/\/pynative.com\/python-current-date-time\/\">current datetime<\/a> using the <code>now()<\/code> function<\/li><li>Next, Add default timezone information to datetime using the <code>astimezone()<\/code> function. The local timezone or default is your system&#8217;s timezone information.<\/li><li>In the end, use the <code>isoformat()<\/code> method to get the current isoformat datetime string including the default timezone.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"hljstoolbar\"><pre id=\"code5\"  class=\"wp-block-code language-python\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">from<\/span> datetime <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">import<\/span> datetime, timezone\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># get current datetime in UTC<\/span>\ndt = datetime.now(timezone.utc)\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># add local timezone information to datetime<\/span>\ntz_dt = dt.astimezone()\nprint(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'current datetime with local timezone:'<\/span>, tz_dt)\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># Get current iso 8601 format datetime string including the default timezone<\/span>\niso_date = tz_dt.isoformat()\nprint(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'ISO datetime with local timezone:'<\/span>, iso_date)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre><button class=\"hljs-copy-button\" onclick=\"copy_code('code5', this);\"><i class=\"far fa-copy1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><button class=\"hljs-run-button\" onclick=\"run_code('code5');\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Run<\/button><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Output<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">current datetime with local timezone: 2022-05-18 14:26:07.827208<strong>+05:30<\/strong>\nISO datetime with local timezone: 2022-05-18T14:26:07.827208<strong>+05:30<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: +05.30 is a Indian timezone (IST) of my machine. You&#8217;ll get a different result depending on your system&#8217;s timezone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-utc-to-iso-8601-in-python\">UTC to ISO 8601 in Python<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>UTC \u2013 Coordinated Universal Time is the common time standard across the world. So, in Python, to work with the timezone without any issues, it is recommended to use the UTC as your base timezone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, we&#8217;ll see how to convert the UTC date to the ISO 8601 date in Python.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>First, get the current UTC datetime by mentioning the <code>timezone.utc<\/code> attribute in the <code>now()<\/code> function.<\/li><li>Next, use the <code>isoformat()<\/code> method convert the UTC time to ISO 8601 format.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"hljstoolbar\"><pre id=\"code6\"  class=\"wp-block-code language-python\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">from<\/span> datetime <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">import<\/span> datetime, timezone\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># get current datetime in UTC<\/span>\nutc_dt = datetime.now(timezone.utc)\nprint(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'UTC time:'<\/span>, utc_dt)\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># convert UTC time to ISO 8601 format<\/span>\niso_date = utc_dt.isoformat()\nprint(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'ISO datetime:'<\/span>, iso_date)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre><button class=\"hljs-copy-button\" onclick=\"copy_code('code6', this);\"><i class=\"far fa-copy1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><button class=\"hljs-run-button\" onclick=\"run_code('code6');\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Run<\/button><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Output<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">UTC time: 2022-05-18 09:32:28.779252<strong>+00:00<\/strong>\nISO datetime: 2022-05-18T09:32:28.779252<strong>+00:00<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: The offset at the end is +00:00 which is the standrad UTC offset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-utc-to-iso-8601-with-local-timezone-information-without-a-microsecond\">UTC to ISO 8601 with local timezone information without a microsecond<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Import datetime class from a datetime module<\/li><li>Next, get the current datetime using the <code>now()<\/code> function<\/li><li>Next, use the <code>astimezone()<\/code> to add the local timezone information to a datetime object.<\/li><li>In the end, use the <code>isoformat()<\/code> method to convert the UTC to ISO 8601 with local timezone information.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"hljstoolbar\"><pre id=\"code7\"  class=\"wp-block-code language-python\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">from<\/span> datetime <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">import<\/span> datetime, timezone\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># get current datetime in UTC<\/span>\nutc_dt = datetime.now(timezone.utc)\nprint(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'UTC time:'<\/span>, utc_dt)\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># convert UTC time to ISO 8601 format<\/span>\niso_date = utc_dt.astimezone().isoformat()\nprint(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'ISO datetime:'<\/span>, iso_date)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre><button class=\"hljs-copy-button\" onclick=\"copy_code('code7', this);\"><i class=\"far fa-copy1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><button class=\"hljs-run-button\" onclick=\"run_code('code7');\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Run<\/button><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Output<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">ISO datetime: 2022-05-18T13:56:41+05:30<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-local-datetime-to-iso-8601-without-microsecond\">Local Datetime to ISO 8601 without microsecond<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>local time is your system&#8217;s datetime. For example, The&nbsp;<code>datetime.now(<\/code>)&nbsp;function returns the current local datetime without any timezone information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the <code>replace()<\/code> function of a datetime module to remove the microseconds component from the datetime object. Let&#8217;s see how to convert local datetime to ISO 8601 without the microseconds component.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"hljstoolbar\"><pre id=\"code8\"  class=\"wp-block-code language-python\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-8\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">from<\/span> datetime <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">import<\/span> datetime\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">import<\/span> pytz\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># local datetime to ISO Datetime<\/span>\niso_date = datetime.now().replace(microsecond=<span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>).isoformat()\nprint(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'ISO Datetime:'<\/span>, iso_date)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre><button class=\"hljs-copy-button\" onclick=\"copy_code('code8', this);\"><i class=\"far fa-copy1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><button class=\"hljs-run-button\" onclick=\"run_code('code8');\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Run<\/button><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Output<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">ISO Datetime: 2022-05-18T13:43:13<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-local-to-iso-8601-with-timezone-information\">Local to ISO 8601 with TimeZone information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"hljstoolbar\"><pre id=\"code9\"  class=\"wp-block-code language-python\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"Python\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"python\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-python\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">from<\/span> datetime <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">import<\/span> datetime\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># get local time<\/span>\ndt = datetime.now()\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># convert local datetime to ISO 8601 with TimeZone information<\/span>\niso_date = dt.astimezone().isoformat()\nprint(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'ISO datetime with local timezone:'<\/span>, iso_date)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">Python<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">python<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre><button class=\"hljs-copy-button\" onclick=\"copy_code('code9', this);\"><i class=\"far fa-copy1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><button class=\"hljs-run-button\" onclick=\"run_code('code9');\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Run<\/button><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Output<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">ISO datetime with local timezone: 2022-05-18T14:08:08.080091<strong>+05:30<\/strong><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, you\u2019ll learn how to work with ISO 8601 datetime in Python. 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