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Python `strftime` directive `%x`

Locale’s appropriate date representation.

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

6/18/26

Output depends on the active locale. This page shows the C/English value; switch locales in the tester to see others.

In Python

from datetime import datetime
dt = datetime(2026, 6, 18, 13, 45, 30)
dt.strftime("%x")
# => "6/18/26"

Parsing depends on the locale; brittle, avoid. See strptime.dev for the parsing side.