how to convert and format a varable

[darktitan]

Hi
can any one pls help me with convering and formating the variable timeset so my cod can work.
it works only if i replace the timeset variable with the date.

import datetime
 
# to get today's date
today = datetime.date.today()
timeset = "2020, 5, 29" 
# code works when i put the date of timeset variable here
thedate = datetime.date(timeset)
 
# to get delta in days form today (this is an absolute value)
delta = today - thedate
 
print(f"The delta is {delta.days} days")


if delta.days > 0:
     print("dags")

elif delta.days < 365:
     print("inte dags")

[jefsummers]

Couple things. Don't use commas in your timeset, and use a different function for the conversion. The following works:

import datetime
from datetime import datetime as dt
  
# to get today's date
today = datetime.date.today()
timeset = "2020 05 29" 
# code works when i put the date of timeset variable here
thedate = dt.strptime(timeset, '%Y %m %d').date()
  
# to get delta in days form today (this is an absolute value)
delta = today - thedate
  
print(f"The delta is {delta.days} days")
 
 
if delta.days > 0:
     print("dags")
 
elif delta.days < 365:
     print("inte dags")

[Larz60+]

import datetime

today = datetime.date.today()

thedate = datetime.date(2020, 5, 29)

delta = today - thedate
  
print(f"The delta is {delta.days} days")

Output:
The delta is 730 days

[darktitan]

import datetime

today = datetime.date.today()

thedate = datetime.date(2020, 5, 29)

delta = today - thedate
  
print(f"The delta is {delta.days} days")

Output:
The delta is 730 days

Yes i know this was the only way i could make it work and this was how the code looked originally . I wrote it but mayby i did not make it clear. my bad. I need to use a variable with the date in this code its how this bit of code is going in to the bigger code.

[darktitan]

Couple things. Don't use commas in your timeset, and use a different function for the conversion. The following works:

import datetime
from datetime import datetime as dt
  
# to get today's date
today = datetime.date.today()
timeset = "2020 05 29" 
# code works when i put the date of timeset variable here
thedate = dt.strptime(timeset, '%Y %m %d').date()
  
# to get delta in days form today (this is an absolute value)
delta = today - thedate
  
print(f"The delta is {delta.days} days")
 
 
if delta.days > 0:
     print("dags")
 
elif delta.days < 365:
     print("inte dags")

Thanks a lot. works like a charm