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Python Dates and Times in Python (2014) Let's Build a Timed Quiz App Harder Time Machine

SUDHARSAN CHAKRAVARTHI
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SUDHARSAN CHAKRAVARTHI
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SUDHARSAN CHAKRAVARTHI
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Date and Time - time machine

In the function time_machine, like to know what needs to do with the first parameter "integer". Bevause all other parameters are string and parsed into datetime.

time_machine.py 
import datetime

starter = datetime.datetime(2015, 10, 21, 16, 29)

# Remember, you can't set "years" on a timedelta!
# Consider a year to be 365 days.

## Example
# time_machine(5, "minutes") => datetime(2015, 10, 21, 16, 34)

def time_machine(intdata, minutes, hours, days):
  new_minute = datetime.datetime.strptime(minutes,'%M')
  new_hour = datetime.datetime.strptime(hours,'%H')
  new_day = datetime.datetime.strptime(days,'%d')

  new_time = starter + datetime.timedelta(hours=new_hour.hour, minutes = new_minute.minute, days = new_day.day)

  return new_time

2 Answers

AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
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AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points 
import datetime

starter = datetime.datetime(2015, 10, 21, 16, 29)

def time_machine(integer, string1):
  if string1 == 'hours':
      return starter + datetime.timedelta(hours=integer)
  elif string1 == 'days':
      return starter + datetime.timedelta(days=integer)
  elif string1 == 'minutes':
      return starter + datetime.timedelta(minutes=integer)
  elif string1 == 'years':
      return starter + datetime.timedelta(days=integer*365)

time_machine(3, 'days')
SUDHARSAN CHAKRAVARTHI
SUDHARSAN CHAKRAVARTHI
Courses Plus Student 2,434 Points
SUDHARSAN CHAKRAVARTHI
SUDHARSAN CHAKRAVARTHI
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Thank You very much. You have given complete code. i misunderstood the method arguments.

Paxton Butler
Paxton Butler
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Paxton Butler
Paxton Butler
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do you have to use an if/else statement for this?

I assumed (maybe wronlgy) that you could do something like:

return starter + datetime.timedelta(string1=integer)

but I couldn't get it to work and thought it might be a formatting issue?

AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points
AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points

If this was helpful, fell free to mark as best answer