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Refer to strftime(3) manpage for platform specific format codes.
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Doc/library/datetime.rst

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The full set of format codes supported varies across platforms, because Python
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calls the platform C library's :func:`strftime` function, and platform
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variations are common.
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variations are common. To see the full set of format codes supported on your
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platform, consult the :manpage:`strftime(3)` documentation.
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The following is a list of all the format codes that the C standard (1989
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Doc/library/time.rst

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>>> strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S +0000", gmtime())
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'Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:17:15 +0000'
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Additional directives may be supported on certain platforms, but only the ones
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listed here have a meaning standardized by ANSI C.
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Additional directives may be supported on certain platforms, but only the
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ones listed here have a meaning standardized by ANSI C. To see the full set
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of format codes supported on your platform, consult the :manpage:`strftime(3)`
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documentation.
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On some platforms, an optional field width and precision specification can
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immediately follow the initial ``'%'`` of a directive in the following order;

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