Python strftime directive %A
Full weekday name in the current locale.
Example (from datetime(2026, 6, 18, 13, 45, 30))
Thursday
Output depends on the active locale; in Python it follows the process locale (
locale.setlocale). This page and the tester show the C/English value.In Python
from datetime import datetime
dt = datetime(2026, 6, 18, 13, 45, 30)
dt.strftime("%A")
# => "Thursday"Parsing with strptime
Parses a full weekday name (locale-dependent). See strptime.dev for the parsing side.