My early background in programming is in ColdFusion. Since I found python I do not really use ColdFusion for much any more but it is still one of my favorite languages. One of the features I missed most about ColdFusion is the DateFormat() built-in function. Python's default date formatting syntax is arcane in my opinion and very difficult to remember at best. I always find myself going back to the documentation to figure it out. Worry no more. Introducing ... DateFormat() for python based on the ColdFusion DateFormat() function. It is not a terribly unique name by any means but it takes all the guess work out of remembering how to format a date by using a string mask to show how you want the date to appear. The following values can be used in the mask:

• d: Day of the month as digits; no leading zero for single-digit days.
• dd: Day of the month as digits; leading zero for single-digit days.
• ddd: Day of the week as a three-letter abbreviation.
• dddd: Day of the week as its full name.
• m: Month as digits; no leading zero for single-digit months.
• mm: Month as digits; leading zero for single-digit months.
• mmm: Month as a three-letter abbreviation.
• mmmm: Month as its full name.
• yy: Year as last two digits; leading zero for years less than 10.
• yyyy: Year represented by four digits.

The following masks tell how to format the full date and cannot be combined with other masks:

• short: equivalent to m/d/yy.
• medium: equivalent to mmm d, yyyy.
• long: equivalent to mmmm d, yyyy.
• full: equivalent to dddd, mmmm d, yyyy.

Example usage is:

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