Fix for pandas-dev#55542

Fix for pandas-dev#55542

Author: hvsesha

pandas/_config/FirstDate.py

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+import pandas as pd
+
+
+import pandas as pd
+
+# Create a pandas DataFrame with a date column
+df = pd.DataFrame({'date': ['4/03/2022', '5/03/2022', '6/03/2022'], 'patients': [16, 19, 11]})
+
+# Convert the date column to a pandas `DatetimeIndex` object with the day first
+#df['year'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'], yearFirst=False)
+df['year'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'], dayfirst=True)
+
+# Print the DataFrame
+print(df)
+
+# Create a pandas DataFrame with a date column
+df = pd.DataFrame({'date': ['04/03/2004', '03/03/2005', '03/03/2007'], 'patients': [16, 19, 11]})
+
+# Convert the date column to a pandas `DatetimeIndex` object with the day first
+#df['year'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'], yearFirst=False)
+df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'], format='%d/%m/%Y').dt.strftime('%d-%m-%Y')
+
+# Print the DataFrame
+print(df)
+
+
+
+