Python Format Date Using Only String Format() Method

What is the quick way to format date in python using only .format method? I know there is a way to do it without using strftime. I need more elegant method.

Solution 1:

I know a good method which is not widely known, but very useful.

Here is how you can do it:

from datetime import datetime
'{:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M}'.format(datetime(2018, 12, 28, 10, 30))

The output is 2018-12-28 10:30