d=input("Enter the date in format(DD-MMM-YYYY)n") lst=d.split("-") dic={"JAN":'01',"FEB":'02',"MAR":'03',"APR":'04',"MAY":'05',"JUN":'06',"JUL":'07',"AUG":'08',"SEP":'09',"OCT":'10',"NOV":'11',"DEC":'12'} for k,v in dic.items(): if lst[1]==k: lst[1]=v print(lst[0],"-",lst[1],"-",lst[2])