Ok, so you have been coding for quite some long hours this week and you suddenly realie you dont even know what day it is. Or even year (yes, it happens). Since you are on the python command line, here’s what you can do:
(ok, so the scenario could be slightly different…still, the method to retrieve the date parameters are relevant anyway)
from datetime importdatetime currentYear = datetime.now().year currentMonth = datetime.now().month currentDay = datetime.now().day currentHour = datetime.now().hour currentMinute = datetime.now().minute currentSecond= datetime.now().second currentMicrosec = datetime.now().microsecond currentWeekday = datetime.now().weekday() # weekday as integer - 0 is monday, 1 is tuesday, etc.
There’s lots of cool datetime calculations, methods and magic to be learned. Check the documentation link below.
Some reference reading:
– Python docs: datetime — Basic date and time types
– From blog “Programming By A Tool”