Please i have been trying hours for this: try: datetime.strptime(date, '%d m% %Y') date = date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d') except: print( "<h2>date not propetly entered." ) sys.exit(0) ===========================
the user enters 21 02 2013 a) i just need to check if its in accepted format b) then truncate the given date to mysql format That's all i want to do and i cant make it work. Plese tell me how to write this. I have tried anything i can think of. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list