ustrftime

A MicroPython implementation of time.strftime

About

ustrftime.strftime accepts a formatting string and a time.localtime() 8-tuple (whose MicroPython format is described here).

Usage

>>> from ustrftime import strftime
>>> import time
>>> strftime('%c', time.localtime())
Mon Jul 31 14:42:14 2023
>>> strftime('%X', time.localtime())
14:42:34
>>> strftime('%x', time.localtime())
31/07/23

Notes

A specific locale can be achieved by editing the ustrftime.strftime function as well as the __DOTW, __MOTY, __DATE_TIME_FMTDIR, __DATE_FMTDIR, __TIME_FMTDIR variables.

The following formatting directives are supported (full list here):

Directive	Meaning
%a	Locale’s abbreviated weekday name.
%A	Locale’s full weekday name.
%b	Locale’s abbreviated month name.
%B	Locale’s full month name.
%c	Locale’s appropriate date and time representation.
%d	Day of the month as a decimal number [01,31].
%H	Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number [00,23].
%I	Hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number [01,12].
%j	Day of the year as a decimal number [001,366].
%m	Month as a decimal number [01,12].
%M	Minute as a decimal number [00,59].
%p	Locale’s equivalent of either AM or PM.
%S	Second as a decimal number [00,61].
%U	Week number of the year (Sunday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number [00,53]. All days in a new year preceding the first Sunday are considered to be in week 0.
%w	Weekday as a decimal number [0(Sunday),6].
%W	Week number of the year (Monday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number [00,53]. All days in a new year preceding the first Monday are considered to be in week 0.
%x	Locale’s appropriate date representation.
%X	Locale’s appropriate time representation.
%y	Year without century as a decimal number [00,99].
%Y	Year with century as a decimal number.
%%	A literal '%' character.