Christopher H. Todd's Python Library For Interacting With Datetime Objects in Python
The ctodd-python-lib-datetime project is responsible for interacting with date, time, timezones, and other time related shenanigans in the Python languages.
Table of Contents
Dependencies
Python Packages
Libraries
date_manipulation_helpers.py
Library for Manipulating Datetime and Date objects in Python
Functions:
def add_or_subtract_days_from_date(base_date, number_of_days, op='addition'):
"""
Purpose:
Adds or subtracts a number of days to a given date
Useful for data sources that use different date structures
Default operator is addition
Args:
base_date (str, datetime obj): Date to mutate
number_of_days (int): Number of days to add or subtract
op (str): operator to overload. 'addition' or 'subtraction'
Returns:
new_date (Date): Updated date based on function
"""
Example Scripts
Example executable Python scripts/modules for testing and interacting with the library. These show example use-cases for the libraries and can be used as templates for developing with the libraries or to use as one-off development efforts.
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Notes
- Relies on f-string notation, which is limited to Python3.6. A refactor to remove these could allow for development with Python3.0.x through 3.5.x
TODO
- Unittest framework in place, but lacking tests
