How to format a date in a specific way using Python's datetime module?

To format a date in a specific way using Python's datetime module, you can use the strftime() method. The strftime() method allows you to specify a format string which dictates how the date should be formatted.

Here is an example of formatting a date in the format "MM/DD/YYYY":

from datetime import datetime

# Get current date and time
now = datetime.now()

# Format the date in "MM/DD/YYYY" format
formatted_date = now.strftime("%m/%d/%Y")

print(formatted_date)

Output:

04/25/2022

In the strftime() method, the format codes are used to define the desired format. Some commonly used format codes are:

%Y: 4-digit year
%m: 2-digit month (01-12)
%d: 2-digit day (01-31)
%H: 2-digit hour in 24-hour format (00-23)
%M: 2-digit minute (00-59)
%S: 2-digit second (00-59)

You can combine these format codes together with any desired separators or additional text to get the exact format you need.