table_header: 't_start_Buf': t_start_Buf: desc: Date and time of the measurement unit: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS rename_as: date_time df1['t_start_Buf'] = pd.to_datetime(df1['t_start_Buf'].apply(lambda a: a.decode()), format='%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S.%f', errors='coerce') df2['t_base'] = pd.to_datetime(df2['t_base'].apply(lambda a: a.decode()), format='%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S', errors='coerce')