removed outdated formatting of date strings (#1830)

* removed outdated formatting of date strings * updated changelog
django-import-export · May 13, 2024 · 7450393 · 7450393
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diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Changelog
 - fix issue with widget assignment for custom ``ForeignKey`` subclasses (`1826 <https://github.com/django-import-export/django-import-export/pull/1826>`_)
 - performance: select of valid pks for export restricted to action exports (`1827 <https://github.com/django-import-export/django-import-export/pull/1827>`_)
 - fix crash on export with custom column name (`1828 <https://github.com/django-import-export/django-import-export/pull/1828>`_)
+- remove outdated datetime formatting logic (`1830 <https://github.com/django-import-export/django-import-export/pull/1830>`_)
 
 4.0.1 (2024-05-08)
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diff --git a/import_export/widgets.py b/import_export/widgets.py
@@ -20,13 +20,10 @@
 
 
 def format_datetime(value, datetime_format):
-    # conditional logic to handle correct formatting of dates
+    # handle correct formatting of dates
     # see https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/32738
-    if django.VERSION[0] >= 4:
-        format = django.utils.formats.sanitize_strftime_format(datetime_format)
-        return value.strftime(format)
-    else:
-        return django.utils.datetime_safe.new_datetime(value).strftime(datetime_format)
+    format_ = django.utils.formats.sanitize_strftime_format(datetime_format)
+    return value.strftime(format_)
 
 
 class Widget: