How do I get a string format of the current date time, in python?

If you don't care about formatting and you just need some quick date, you can use this:

import time
print(time.ctime())

With time module:

import time
time.strftime("%B %d, %Y")
>>> 'July 23, 2010'
time.strftime("%I:%M%p on %B %d, %Y")
>>> '10:36AM on July 23, 2010'

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