polars.Expr.dt.datetime#

Expr.dt.datetime() → Expr[source]#

Return datetime.

Deprecated since version 0.20.4: Use dt.replace_time_zone(None) instead.

Applies to Datetime columns.

Returns:

Expr: Expression of data type Datetime.

Examples

>>> from datetime import datetime
>>> df = pl.DataFrame(
...     {
...         "datetime UTC": [
...             datetime(1978, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0),
...             datetime(2024, 10, 13, 5, 30, 14, 500_000),
...             datetime(2065, 1, 1, 10, 20, 30, 60_000),
...         ]
...     },
...     schema={"datetime UTC": pl.Datetime(time_zone="UTC")},
... )
>>> df.with_columns(  
...     pl.col("datetime UTC").dt.datetime().alias("datetime (no timezone)"),
... )
shape: (3, 2)
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────┐
│ datetime UTC                ┆ datetime (no timezone)  │
│ ---                         ┆ ---                     │
│ datetime[μs, UTC]           ┆ datetime[μs]            │
╞═════════════════════════════╪═════════════════════════╡
│ 1978-01-01 01:01:01 UTC     ┆ 1978-01-01 01:01:01     │
│ 2024-10-13 05:30:14.500 UTC ┆ 2024-10-13 05:30:14.500 │
│ 2065-01-01 10:20:30.060 UTC ┆ 2065-01-01 10:20:30.060 │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────┘