Import Columns from Excel as Dates Using Pandas

Python

To import certain columns as dates from an Excel sheet using Pandas, simply use the "parse_dates" parameter to pass a list of columns that should be imported as dates.

 1|  import pandas as pd
 2|  
 3|  df = pd.read_excel('Returns.xlsx', 
 4|  		sheet_name='Returns', 
 5|  		parse_dates=['order_date'])
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