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Parsing Dates

Date columns loaded from CSV are typically read as strings and must be converted to datetime objects for time-based operations. pd.to_datetime() parses date strings in many formats and accepts a format parameter for custom patterns. Once parsed, datetime columns enable operations like extracting year/month, computing differences, and resampling time series.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

• @official@pandas.to_datetime
• @article@Working with Dates and Time Series Data
• @article@Dealing with Date and Time in Pandas DataFrames