title: datetime comparison with string?
body: <p>Given a <em>string</em> in the <code>datetime</code> format of <code>strftime('%b %d, %Y %I:%M %p')</code>
  eg: <code>'Apr 17, 2016 02:00 AM'</code></p>
  
  <p>is there a way to check if this time has already past?
  like may be compare</p>
  
  <pre><code>datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%b %d, %Y %I:%M %p')
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>somehow to the string <code>'Apr 17, 2016 02:00 AM'</code></p>