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Formatting Dates

The codes shown in Table B.11 can be used in any date formatting string, such as the format attribute of date-related template tags. For example, to create a date such as “01-Jan-2010,” you could use a formatting string like this one:

%d-%b-%Y

The actual values of some of the codes depend on the language specified for the weblog, or for the tag in question with a language attribute.

Table B.11. Date Formatting Codes

Code	Description	Example
%a	Abbreviated weekday name	Sun
%A	Full weekday name	Sunday
%b	Abbreviated month name	Jan
%B	Full month name	January
%d	Two-digit day of the month, zero-padded if necessary	01
%e	One- or two-digit day of the month, space-padded if necessary	1
%H	Two-digit hour using a 24-hour clock, zero-padded if necessary	20 ...