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Asked: 2026-05-26T05:32:36+00:00

I have dates in ISO 8601 format in the database, %Y-%m-%d . However, when the

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I have dates in ISO 8601 format in the database, %Y-%m-%d. However, when the date is passed on to the template, it comes out as something like Oct. 16, 2011.

Is there a way that I can manipulate the format to whatever I want?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Within your template, you can use Django’s date filter. E.g.:

    <p>Birthday: {{ birthday|date:"M d, Y" }}</p>

    Gives:

    Birthday: Jan 29, 1983

    More formatting examples in the date filter docs.

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