Translate DateTime Format

Category: Date / Time

Status: Registered and callable in the CyberChef 11.3.0 compatibility inventory.

Input / output: string → string

Background: https://momentjs.com/docs/#/parsing/string-format/

What it does

Parses a datetime string in one format and re-writes it in another. Run with no input to see the relevant format string examples.

Note

Status here means the operation name is implemented and callable. It does not by itself promise byte-for-byte parity for every upstream option. See Compatibility and current status for the verified scope and known boundaries.

Arguments and options

Arguments are positional. Keep their order when using bake() or Pipeline.then().

Index

Name

UI type

PyChef default

Accepted values / format

0

Built in formats

populateOption

'DATETIME_FORMATS'

'DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:mm:ss', 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss', 'dddd Do MMMM YYYY HH:mm:ss Z z', 'X', 'x', ''

1

Input format string

binaryString

'DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss'

'DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss'

2

Input timezone

option

'UTC'

'UTC'

3

Output format string

binaryString

'dddd Do MMMM YYYY HH:mm:ss Z z'

'dddd Do MMMM YYYY HH:mm:ss Z z'

4

Output timezone

option

'UTC'

'UTC'

Recipe template

Important

This is a call template built from the documented defaults. Replace placeholder values such as empty keys, paths, patterns, or lookup data before running it.

from pychef import bake

input_value = "example"
args = ['DATETIME_FORMATS', 'DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss', 'UTC', 'dddd Do MMMM YYYY HH:mm:ss Z z', 'UTC']
result = bake(input_value, [{"op": 'Translate DateTime Format', "args": args}])
print(result)

Pipeline example

from pychef import Pipeline

args = ['DATETIME_FORMATS', 'DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss', 'UTC', 'dddd Do MMMM YYYY HH:mm:ss Z z', 'UTC']
transform = Pipeline().then('Translate DateTime Format', *args)
result = transform("example")

Dedicated operation module

The registered entry point lives in pychef.operations.by_operation.translate_datetime_format. Direct calls receive the input value and a positional argument tuple:

from pychef.operations.by_operation.translate_datetime_format import run

result = run("example", tuple(['DATETIME_FORMATS', 'DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss', 'UTC', 'dddd Do MMMM YYYY HH:mm:ss Z z', 'UTC']))
pychef.operations.by_operation.translate_datetime_format.run(value, args)

Run this operation using its shared internal implementation.

Parameters:

  • value (str | bytes)

  • args (Sequence[Any])

Return type:

str | bytes