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Datetime from text

Convert a text to a datetime object.

The input must be an RFC 3339 datetime, e.g. 2024-04-12T15:30:12.123456+02:00. The T separator is required — a space-separated datetime like 2024-04-12 15:30:12 fails the step (InvalidDateTimeFormat). Two relaxations are applied when parsing:

  • ISO 8601-style offsets without a colon (e.g. +0200) are accepted and normalized to +02:00.
  • An input without any timezone indication is assumed to be UTC (a Z is appended before parsing).

Input​

Textrequired
The text to convert to a datetime.

Output​

Datetime

The datetime object. It carries the original input string unchanged — the value is validated but not normalized.