Pandas Datetime: Create the todays date

Last update on May 03 2025 12:58:24 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

1. Current Date

Write a Pandas program to create the todays date.

Sample Solution :

Python Code :

import pandas as pd
from datetime import date
now = pd.to_datetime(str(date.today()), format='%Y-%m-%d')
print("Today's date:")
print(now)

Sample Output:

Today's date:
2019-07-08 00:00:00

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Write a Pandas program to create a Series with today's date repeated 10 times and verify its data type.
Write a Pandas program to compare today’s date with a fixed historical date and display the result as a boolean Series.

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