The datetime module contains a number of classes for manipulating dates and times.

Date and time types:

• date stores year, month, and day
• time stores hour, minute, and second
• datetime stores year, month, day, hour, minute, and second
• timedelta a duration of time between two dates, times, or datetimes

When naming variables follow the PEP-8 Style Guide for Python Code

• PEP-8 Style Guide

Converting from string to datetime

• strptime