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Python `strftime` directive `%h`

Equivalent to %b (abbreviated month name).

Example (from datetime(2026, 6, 18, 13, 45, 30))

Jun

In Python

from datetime import datetime
dt = datetime(2026, 6, 18, 13, 45, 30)
dt.strftime("%h")
# => "Jun"

Parsing with strptime

Same as %b. See strptime.dev for the parsing side.

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Other Month directives

%mMonth as a zero-padded number (01–12).%-mMonth with no leading zero. Platform-specific (Linux/macOS).%BFull month name in the current locale.%bAbbreviated month name in the current locale.