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Posted by Andy Brown on 02 November 2021

Python Part 14c - Working with dates/times

How to use the datetime and calendar modules in Python to get and set dates and times, and to format them so that they look tidy.

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This video has the following accompanying files:

File name	Type	Description
Getting dates and times.py	Python code	Getting today or a specific date or time
Formatting dates and times.py	Python code	Formatting using strftime
Date formatting.png	Image	The date formatting codes for strftime
Time formatting.png	Image	The time formatting codes for strftime
Calendar module.py	Python code	Using the calendar module
Formatting dates using calendar.py	Python code	Formatting dates using the calendar module
Calendar codes.png	Image	Some arguments for the calendar module

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