How can I compare 2 format of date?

[korenron]

Hello,
I'm reading data from a device - and he return to me this format

dec/21/2021

and on the prpgram I'm using this format:

2021-12-21 11:22:09,239

this is what I have done:

prtint(Device_TS)
 JustDate = str(StartTime).split(' ')[0]
            JustDate = datetime.datetime.strptime(JustDate, '%Y-%m-%d').strftime('%M/%d/%y')
            print('Just Date  ', JustDate)
            if JustDate not in TS1:
                print('Clock Error!')
            else:
                print('Clock OK!')

but the cut date is :

dec/21/2021 11:39:57
Just Date   00/21/21
Clock Error!

what is wrong?

Thanks ,

[Gribouillis]

Could you send an error that we can reproduce? Your code doesn't look like real code.

[korenron]

import datetime
StartTime = datetime.datetime.now()
print(StartTime)
JustDate = str(StartTime).split(' ')[0]
print(JustDate)
JustDate = datetime.datetime.strptime(JustDate, '%Y-%m-%d').strftime('%M/%d/%y')
print('Just Date  ', JustDate)
TS1 = "dec/21/2021"
print(TS1)
if JustDate not in TS1:
    print('Clock Error!')
else:
    print('Clock OK!')

this is the output:

2021-12-21 14:01:29.733448
2021-12-21
Just Date   00/21/21
dec/21/2021
Clock Error!

what am I missing?
isn't 'M' stand for month in "words"?

[Gribouillis]

No, %M stands for Minutes. Month as locale abbreviated name is %b. Read https://docs.python.org/3/library/dateti...e-behavior

[korenron]

I remeber %M for some reason ...

Thanks !