How to parse date column in pandas

If you have a pandas column containing a date string

example.py

df

df

which is listed as object:

example.py

df["date"]

df["date"]

parse it like this:

example.py

df["date"] = pd.to_datetime(df["date"])

df["date"] = pd.to_datetime(df["date"])

After which it will be listed as datetime64[ns]:

example.py

df["date"]

df["date"]

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