Parse Strings Into Datetimes
to_datetime and format handling.
Dates Hide as Text
When you load a CSV, dates usually arrive as plain strings. They look right but pandas treats them as text, so date math just won't work yet. 📅
Enter to_datetime
The fix is one function: pd.to_datetime. It scans your text and turns each value into a real timestamp pandas can compute with.
import pandas as pd
ts = pd.to_datetime("2024-03-15")
print(ts)All lessons in this course
- Parse Strings Into Datetimes
- Extract Year, Month, and Weekday
- Resample to Daily or Monthly
- Time Zones and Date Ranges