# Python time conversions
x = datetime.datetime.now()
x.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
'2021-11-30 08:11:51'

String to datetime: datetime.strptime

z=datetime.strptime(y, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') #python 3.8 + dammit
datetime.datetime(*(time.strptime(y, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')[0:6]))#painful